Disclaimer: Same one as before follows. Characters other than Ileana do not belong to me, but to themselves.

Of all the days of the week, Monday was without a doubt Ileana's least favorite of them all. Especially if she didn't have her coffee. As to why she was awake at such a late hour, well there were numerous reasons: One. binge watching her favorite shows. Two. calling her brother, Adam and guardian to see how they were doing. And more importantly, 3) Cleaning up her apartment, and looking over shoulder in search of vampires. Well one single vampire in particular who made her stomach churn worse than any hunter or human food ever could.

It had been almost a year since she ended her relationship with her vampire lover, Andy. And while he was no longer physically there, his memory still hung around her like a dark storm cloud. The problems started with his binge eating habits and were then coupled with his possessive spirit. A spirit that made him more of a monster than he currently was. He claimed was only his love wrapped up inside the fear of losing her to the hunters- and she was foolish enough to believe him. At the time his excuses made sense, since when they dined on humans together they made a bloody mess of the body, despite Andy's attempts to soak up as much of the blood as he could. In those days, Ileana's though it was cute watching him pout over lost blood. But had she been wiser, she would've been able to see past Andy's facade of rationality and calmness. Not to mention his lies.His most popular one was that he was out job hunting with his best friend Ashley, despite Andy's success as an underground club singer. In the beginning, Ileana was inclined to believe him, since they lived out of an apartment in New York City where the rent wasn't exactly cheap. But when she turned on the TV to see story after story about a grisly attack that took the lives of innocent humans, any excuses that he gave were immediately contradicted, and thus ignited an argument.

The lying was bad enough, but once the binge eating began, any trust that she had for Andy flew out of the window. And thus his possessive love evolved into borderline abuse that only came out during arguments, and humiliation during what he she fooled herself into believing was make up sex. Whether it was out of fear, loneliness, or fear of loneliness, Ileana settled on the fact that it was both. To this day, some of Andy's words still register in Ileana's mind. There were even a few creatures who share the same ideology, and this did nothing to help her campaign to forget about said vampire. To stay alive, you have to devour anything that stands in your way. That was as much as Anita wanted to remember, as she shook her head and turned back to her work.

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The Fall season in New York promised to bring with it a particularly brutal winter, due to the chilling winds, that whirled through the air, and made both humans and creatures alike bundle up their jackets. However, the brisk temperatures did nothing to faze Andy, as he smoked what must have been his third third cigarette of the afternoon. If he wasn't binge eating, then he partook in another nasty habit: chain smoking. Ileana didn't care about this as much as she did his eating habits, but now that she was gone, Andy began to rethink this notion and decipher whether or not, this was another reason why she up and left him. Of course, he was big enough to admit that he hadn't always been a perfect gentleman towards her, but in his own defense Ileana's fiery temper often ignited his own, and lead to one vicious argument after another.

But despite that, the closeness that they had, and the love that they shared was enough to outweigh the hair pulling, screaming matches, and violence. When they weren't worrying about the hunters stalking their every move, or arguing about where their next meal was going to come from, all Andy wanted was to have the woman he loved at his side, and in his life to worry about the hunters together. But Andy knew that if wanted this to come pass, first he'd need to figure out where she ran off to. As he started to light up his next cigarette, he felt Ashley's hand on his shoulder, as his best friend regarded him with triumphant smile.

"Good news: we're good to go. He says that if we come back after closing, he'll hook us up". He said. Andy nodded his head, but couldn't help but be skeptical about Ashley's intentions, even if they were for the sake of being reunited with Ileana.

"Okay, but are sure that we can trust this guy? Even if he is a vampire, is he reliable?" Asked Andy. While he was standing outside smoking, Ashley was talking to his good friend, Jinxx who worked as a supervisor, at the bank Ileana frequents. For all of her precautions at trying to distance herself from Andy, she never even thought to put her money into a different bank.

The only things she really did were erase her scent, and leave behind trivial belongings. When he first realized this, his mind short-circuited until he didn't know what to feel. When the disbelief finally left him, all he felt was shock. He searched the streets of New York high and low, checked her usual hangout spots, and even hiding places that she created, should the hunters ever pursue her.

But they all turned up vacant. Nothing, just like his heart, knowing that Ileana was gone without a single trace. Just like his reason for living without his first and only love in his life. He still remembers the despair, the confusion, and the rage that brewed inside him, until he went on a full binge eating spree to relieve himself of his pain. No matter how much blood he consumed, or how many bodies he cut down, Andy still felt a hollow emptiness that wouldn't go away. It only grew and grew until it ate him up like an aggressive, late stage cancer. Only now he was determined to get rid of it, and replace it with Ileana herself- come Hell or high water; regardless of how much blood he had to spill. Andy was so wrapped up with his own thoughts that he almost didn't hear Ashley.

"Yes. I'm sure. Look, if Ileana is still using this bank, then Jinxx is our best hope at tracking her. Since he's the supervisor, he's got access to every account that comes in, or comes out. And that's our first step in finding your lady". Hearing these words, Andy nodded his head before responding.

"Yeah. I guess you have a point". He said. He crushed his cigarette in his palm and looked out into the streets with analytical eyes.

"So after closing he said"? Asked Andy. Ashley regarded him with a nod.

"Yeah. 9 o' clock". He responded. A small smirk formed on Andy's handsome face, as he started walking down the busy and slightly crowded street, motioning for Ashley to follow him.

"Good. It's 6 now. Which means we have plenty of time to grab a bite to eat". He said, licking his lips.