A/N: I am back! Sorry if that sounded creepy and what not… but I'm back with a new chap, and I hope you enjoyed the first one. I updated today because tomorrow I'm not going to be able to have x… -.- Well, I really like reviews, it keeps me motivated. But thanks for those who reviewed and followed my story! Kudos for you! Thanks again, now hope you enjoy!

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Biggest mistake but then comforted

Shoving away from Aurox I quickly started to come up with something to say to Damien.

But its Damien, how could I fool him? I struggled to regain my cool but at that moment my face felt hot and guilt started to spread through me. "Damien its not what you think." Why did I do this? I never meant for all this to happen. It just… ugh. I didn't know what to think.

My arms fell limp as I watched Damien's face turn into an emotionless expression. "Zoey, how could you? And with the used to be enemy?" he said. His voice sounded distraught. Seeing him like this, reminded me of when he lost Jack…

"Zoey I must go." Aurox, who stayed queit and seemed to be syncing all this, he strode past me. But before he vanished into the mist, he looked over his shoulder. "I am sorry I brought this mess onto Zoey." Without another glance or word, he left.

This night keeps on getting better and better.

Shaking my head back and forth, I walked up to Damien who stayed stuck to his place. Grabbing his hands I held them in mine, but they were cold. "Damien please, I didn't intend for all this to happen. It's just that Aurox wanted to talk to me and at some point, I thought I saw Heath." I stopped and searched his face. "I never meant to hurt any one, especially Stark. It just all happened." I sobbed the last part out. Why did this happen? Why now? Why ever?

Damien then eyes softened and gave me a sad smile. He pulled me into a hug, feeling me with friend comfort. He patted my back and stroked my hair as I cried into his shirt. "It's alright Z, you'll get through this." He made cooing noises. "But it is not me you have to ask for forgiveness. It's Stark." At the sound of Stark's name, my soul shattered. If I told Stark he would hate me, and push me away. He would try to kill Aurox. But more surely, he would stop loving me.

Just the thought of not having him there for me made me cry harder. Probably by now I was snorting all over the place.

"It's going to be alright Z, you just-." Damien was cut off by Stark's voice.

"Zoey, you okay? You hurt?" Stark sounded weary. And each step he got closer, the harder it got for me to tell him what just happened between me and Aurox.

Damien then stepped aside, and allowed me to see Stark, jogging his way towards me. "I'll leave you two alone." He leaned in and kissed my fore head. Stark came closer, he watched Damien leave with curiosity, but soon his gaze found me and concern filled his eyes.

"Z, what happened to you? You okay?" he checked my eyes and head and then my body. When he found nothing wrong he pulled out a tissue and handed it to me. "You don't really look attracting when you have snot running down your nose." He chuckled, and lightens my heart a little, but then my heart fell. "What is wrong Z? Is it your mom again?" he asked and then reconsidered. "Z your, grandma is going to be okay, Neferet would not strike so early-."

"No," I whipped the snot with the tissue. "It's something I did. And I-I don't kn-know how t-to say it." I hiccupped and gestured for another tissue.

His eyes never leaving my face he handed another scrunched up tissue. "Thanks." He nodded. "Z, what did you do that has you crying?" he asked. Before I could brake down again, as I did with Damien, I pulled him with me. "I'll tell you." I muttered to him and led him to the bench.

Breathing in and out, I sat down. "Stark," here goes everything I love. "I almost kissed Aurox." Ending in a rush I stared at his face. His expression was unreadable. And his 'whole staying silent' thing scared the hell out of me. Sure Stark and I had our fights, but never, in the time he and I were a thing, almost kissed anyone. Well, biting Heath didn't count; he was helping me get stronger.

"Please, Stark, say something." Scooting closer I reached for his hand, but he didn't respond the way I thought he would.

"Z, how…?" his face showed that he was hurting. And I know how much he hurt. But I never intended this to happen. It just did. "Stark, I didn't mean for anything to happen, I just saw Heath and I lost it." Wiping a tear away, I looked him in the eye. "Stark, I never meant for you to get hurt. Stark, I'm so sorry. I betrayed you, for a creature that holds Heath's soul." Losing myself again, I sobbed. "Stark, I-I'm s-so s-s-sorry." Instead of him looking at me with a cold glare, his eyes softened.

"Come here." He pulled me into a hug, and patted my back. Ever so slightly he started to rock me back and forth. I let the smell of him fill me, and his touch to soothe me. "I'm mad that you almost kissed him, but I feel how crappy you feel. But in that, I feel your love for me Z." He pulled away from me and held me at arms length.

"How could y-you be so forgiving?" I asked and smiled through my tears. He chuckled to himself and wiped my tears with his thumb. "Because I love you Z, and nothing could take me away from you." His words washed over me as, they cleansed my heart ache. "Come here Z." Smiling again, I snuggled into him. "I love you Zoey. Never forget that." He rocked me for what seemed like the longest time.

But the time that we didn't talk, I felt how much he loved me. It gave me time to think, that he will love me no matter what. Even if it ends up with me kissing another boy. But I'm not going to tempt his patience.

"I love you too, Stark. And no matter what you and I do, remember that." Hugging him closer I breathe into him.

Time passed with us just sitting there. We watched the tree, and talked about what we liked about this place. Every time I felt like I betrayed him and our love (which I did) he told me he loved me, and to stop feeling sad. He knew Heath was in Aurox, and that I love Heath. But after Kalona killed him, I felt lost. And I still do. And now that I now his here, just only sharing the soul with a creature, created by Darkness, it hurts not to have him right here next to me.

Once the silence of him being so close him, I leaned up and kissed his lips. "Thank you." I said and sat back down, while gazing at his eyes. He smirked," For what?" He asked and pulled me even closer. "For loving me, and being my guardian." I replied back.

"You're, welcome." He replied. He leaned in and met my lips. He kissed me hungrily and gripped me tight. I clung to him, never wanting to let him go. He kissed me with great passion I forgot where we were and why I was crying. All I felt was him and what we both shared. We ended the kiss with each one of us panting from the make out session.

"What you want to do?" I asked as I regained my train of thought. He smirked and pushed a strand of hair behind my ear. "What ever. As long as I'm with you." He kissed my forehead and stood.

"Hey I know," excitement beamed in my words. Smiling I stood with him and pulled him along. "Teach me how to shoot a descent arrow. I don't want to be a pro, but at least I want to learn how to shoot one." Catching up with my pace, we slung an arm around my shoulders.

"And I know just the right place to practice."

He took me to the beach, where I first told him he needs to use his Goddess given gifts. As we approached he went back into a little part of the castle, and emerged with a bow and an arrow. Smirking his way to where I stood, he handed me the bow.

This bow wasn't like his. It was wood and a bit bigger than what I came to know. And it even seemed a lot heavier. Taking the bow in my hands, it felt weird, because what I'm used to; my element, that doesn't way a thing. But then again has great power. And this arrow and bow have great power; to kill. And when used by Stark, he is deadly.

"So the first lesson is how to be in position." He showed me by placing himself behind my back. "First, pick up your elbow, and level the bow." He pressed closer as he showed me how to position myself. All through this little lesson, I loved it. "Then stand feet apart, shoulder width, or else you'll miss your mark." He paused then added, "Well for you, I shoot and don't miss my mark." He whispered in my ear and I trembled as he nibbled it. He pulled away. "So, then you look at your target," he regained his position behind me, "and slightly pull back, and don't forget to elevate the bow."

The ocean waves smashed against the shore, and mist sprayed in my face. The wind seemed to calm, as Stark came closer.

"Look at the target, then let go." He said and stepped back. Instantly I felt the loss of his warmth and yurned for it again. I nodded and looked for a target, then spotted a tree that was closer to me. I readied myself, pulled the arrow backwards and then let got. The air zipped by my face as I let the arrow shoot through the skin. Not even two seconds later a thud, came from the nearest tree, and I was glad to see that the arrow hit the target.

"I did it!" I said and turned towards Stark who was smiling. "Beginners luck." He teased. "I don't think it was beginners luck, It was me!" I jumped up and down.

He came to my side, "Okay, it was you. Want to do it again, but this time harder?" he teased. "Bring it on."

He smirked and went to grab the arrow. As he left to get it, I watched his back. How did I get so lucky? "Ready?" he handed me the arrow. "Yes." I took the arrow. "Try to hit that tree by the walkway."

I searched for the tree and found it by the bridge, "Easy." I aimed and hit the target. Over the next hour he laughed at my failed attempts, but congratulated me for my success. Once it was over I was laughing my butt off on some comments he said.

After all that laughing, I pulled him close, almost taking him off his feet. "What are you doing?" He asked, but he leaned in. "What does it look like? I'm going to kiss you, silly." Not giving him time to react I kissed his lips, and was engulfed by pure love. His arms encircled me, his hands gripping me tightly.

Fighting the urge of pulling off his shirt I kissed him back with the passion he gave me. Before I knew it he pulled me down to the beach sand, and laid me down. He took over my body, with desire, but didn't go further. I ran my hands through his tousled hair, loving the feel of it. His hands did tiny circles on my waist, making me shiver.

I was lost in the love he showered me in. I loved him, and that's all I felt; his love.

"Gag, get a room. We don't want to see your guy's shit, Zoey. Especially at the pace Arrow Boy is going at." Aphrodite's voice filled the air, and jolted us apart. Kissing Stark is one thing; being caught and hammered by Aphrodite is another.

Stark then chuckled as he stood, but replied to Aphrodite. "At least I kiss Zoey with love. Unlike you, do you climb Darius and rock him?" He laughed and Aphrodite fumed. "For your information, at least I know how to keep my shit under control, unlike you. You would blow if Zoey didn't give you what you want." Aphrodite shot back. Uh, oh. "Oh, your gonna get it-." "Hey stop it. Goddess, you guys bicker too much." I stood between the two.

"Come on Stark, me is starving, and I could get some brown pop." I nudged him to walk, but his gaze never left Aphrodite's.

"Fuck-tard." Is all she said and twitched her way back to Darius who was waiting for her on the bridge.

"She is a pain in the ass." Sadly I had to agree with him. We laughed at the small joke and made are way towards the dinning hall. Leaving all of the mess behind us, and meeting our friends at the library and getting brown pop.

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