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Valentina or Tina as she was often called by her fathers woke to find herself floating in a small tank that could be easily transferred from the back of the truck it was currently strapped into. She vaguely remembered going out to town to visit Arianna, a friend of the family when someone had come up behind her. While she was usually safe, it seemed that someone had been watching her for some time and soon they took action and attacked her.

She could feel the truck coming to a stop and the voices of men speaking about delivering her to the right house. She had been warned by both of her parents that she was something different and there were those that would want her for collections, but she had never really believed them. Now it seemed that they had been right.

As the door was opened she was blinded by a bright light and she tried to get away from it as she didn't have the complete immunity to it as her vampire father. She didn't get hurt by it of course, but it was still uncomfortable to be in the direct sunlight. This made it easier for the men to get her out of the truck though, and soon she was dumped into a large tank fit for a rather large shark. At least she was given the space to swim freely though she didn't like that she was trapped in the tank. She had heard and felt the vibrations of the top of the tank slamming shut.

Tina sat at the bottom of her tank and looked at the man that was sitting just outside of the glass and watching her. It seemed that this was the man that wanted her in his collection and she instantly hated him. If she could she would have gone after him, but the best thing she could do was attempt to ignore the man and not do anything. He would grow bored so she hoped and he would end up leaving her alone.

Eventually her captor has to leave when he was called away to work or something and she saw her chance of escape. She swam as quickly as she could to the top of the tank and rammed it popping the top of it off and allowing her to climb out of the tank. As she changed her form, she looked around thinking she was the only one in the house now and that she would be safe to leave without having to worry. She didn't know where she was exactly but she figured she could find out from someone in the town she was in.

Unlike her 'mother' she didn't dress in Japanese style clothing but in something a bit more modern. A green and gold tank top and skirt which showed off her figure. She was rather comfortable in her human form thanks to the fact that she was born from a vampire and a merman.

As she got out of the house she didn't see anyone coming towards her on the sidewalk.

Tina was a bit surprised to have bumped into someone so soon after she had escaped the house that she had been delivered to. When she heard the voice she at first thought that it was the man that had purchased her for lack of a better word, but looking up she saw that this wasn't at all the man that had taken her from her parents.

"Im alright, thank you though. Um... could you help me out? Im rather lost. Where exactly am I?" She asked trying to sound like this happened all the time. She wanted to ask how she could get back to her own home, but if she did that she would end up telling this guy just where she lived, and possibly telling him who and what she was.

As she spoke she started to grow a bit nervous that this might take longer then she had to get away. She started to fidget a bit and look around her trying not to draw attention to what she was actually doing.

(not sure how to end up with her being brought back to the house...)

"Arabor?" She asked softly knowing that she had been taken farther from home then she had originally thought. She was going to head back home, but she really didn't have a good way to get there so she would have to call her parents, which thankfully once they had her they decided to get a phone.

"I do need to call my parents." She said softly looking at the male that she had bumped into until she saw that he was one of the owners of this house. While it seemed he didn't know what was going on she didn't want to go back to that house to risk being put into the tank again.

"Uh, do you have a cell phone I could borrow or something?" She asked even as she moved closer towards the house she had left. "If not, its alright I can find another phone." She said not wanting to be close to the other anymore. Yes she had found him attractive but she couldn't give in to that not when she had to go home to her parents.

Tina looked at the man before her seeing that he was upset with what was happening though she was unwilling to put herself in danger by going into that house again.

She took the money he offered her giving him a small smile before she turned away. "Thank you... for your help." She said softly before she looked down the street. She didn't see that his father was coming back and followed behind her until she had turned the corner and managed to knock her out once again.

When she woke up she was once again in the tank and when she went to examine the top of it she found it was shut in a way she wouldn't be able to open again. At least there was a bit of air above the water which she thought she could use. Thanks to her mother, she was able to produce a high pitch screech when she wanted to do so. She did that now making a few of the mirrors and glasses in the room with the tank crack before shattering. She didn't care if anyone heard her just then she wanted to show that she wasn't happy at all and wasn't going to remain in a tank as an object if she could help it!

When the door to the office opened she had expected to see the man that had captured her not the guy that had bumped into her outside. When she saw him she looked a bit unhappy until he hid in a closet as the door opened once again. It seemed that the younger male didn't know just what his father was doing. As the male went towards Alvin's hiding spot she spoke not wanting to get the other in trouble for some reason.

"I am hungry, but I don't think you have anything I could actually eat. Since I require a special diet you know." She said thinking the other would have to go and get her the special food. She drank blood yes, but she preferred fish blood and the like. That didn't mean she didn't drink other blood though.

"I don't think you will last long though, my father wont rest until he finds me." She stated referring to Vlad her vampire father. She knew that Sal would look for her as well, but her mother wasn't exactly the most fearful of beings.

Tina was surprised that Alvin came out and wanted to help her. "Why do you want to help me?" She asked him rather confused. "Arent all humans the same wanting to collect rare things?" She questioned him, knowing that it wasn't always true, but thinking that he would be much like his father.

"If you want to help me. Tell my father where I am. His reputation probably reaches even here. Vladimir Rouminouff." She said his full name thinking that someone had to have heard of her father. She hoped that if he did tell her father, Vlad would at least let Alvin go for helping her out.

"I don't want you to be in trouble with that man." She said referring to his father of course. "He should be back soon, it wont be that hard to get me fish, or more accurately blood." She said looking down for a moment. "I don't think you can open the top of this, I couldn't do so and Im probably stronger in the water."

"Im sorry, I just am not happy to be taken from my parents and am a bit on edge." She said before she sank to the bottom of her tank. She knew that she was at least fairly safe here. His father couldn't hurt her while she was inside the tank, it was once she was out of it that she could be harmed easily.

She hoped that he could get ahold of her father, but she wasn't going to be surprised if he couldn't get much information. She didn't know that her images were already posted online by a friend of the family, but only for those that knew just where to look. Mainly collectors and hunters that would seek a payment for having her brought back safely.

((Im thinking he doesn't get ahold of Vlad, and eventually Alvin confronts his father about keeping her? When he cant get her out of course.))