Disclaimer: *exasperated sigh* I do not own the Night World series plot guys….but on a happier note I do own Levi, Jade, Jasper, Celest, Jag, Ayden, Kalie, Lauren and Kevin . that's good enuff for this girl! Hehe

Night world- chapter 4

(Jade's POV)

Jade woke that night in a cold sweat, unable to remember the dream she had that brought on such violent sobs. The only thing she could remember about it was that her mother was in it…and Lauren was too. 'Ok Jadie get a grip, you're fine now. Oh jizz! Homework! Right.' She looked to the night stand where her alarm clock sat squinting at the sickly green glowing numbers. 10:07-"alright not too bad" Jade walked across the room in the underwear and black tank top she had stripped down to while sleeping to get her book bag. She tossed it on her bed whilst she picked up the clothes strewn across the floor thinking about everything that happened that day.

It started out like any other day, pretty crappy but, in the events that followed her walking to school Jade had gained a…soulmate?-the word seemed to fit-she fell in love, all in one day. It was quite strange but somewhat understandable if you think about it. You can't hinder destiny-the two were meant to be, Jade could feel the strength between she and Levi.

About an hour passed and Jade had all her homework finished and was stretched out on her black sheeted canopy bed with her left hand lying on her ribcage. She jumped slightly as a quiet knock on her window sliced through the silence and stopped Jade mid-yawn. She slid off the bed, walked over to the curtains and cautiously pulled them back just enough so she could see out. Levi's breathtaking smile brought one to her lips; he was standing there nonchalantly leaning against the railing of her little terrace looking as beautiful as new fallen snow. His pale complexion stood very distinct against the moonless night. Jade shook her head, blushing at her ogling and opened the glass sliding door as her heartbeat accelerated.

"I was in the neighborhood and…just thought I'd drop by. Here" Levi smirked as he handed Jade a single red rose and watched a dazzling smile light up her face.

Jade looked up straight into Levi's eyes and whispered "Thank you, Levi" she set the rose down in a cup of water that occupied a spot on her nightstand and giggled "If I knew we were exchanging gifts I would have got you something"

"you're welcome and it's a flower Jade, nothing extravagant. Er…nice choice of wardrobe though. I like it" Levi smiled down at Jade who stood there blushing a deep crimson after his comment.

The blush quickly vanished when Jade noticed Levi's posture slightly tensed. "S-sorry. Damn it! I need to remember that." She muttered.

"It's getting easier" Levi murmured into Jade's hair as he pulled her into a gentle embrace.

"Really?" Jade asked as her arms wrapped around Levi's torso.

He picked her up with no effort and set her tenderly on the bed and covered her when she started to shiver. "No not really but, in time it will"

"Where are you going?" Jade said desperately as she pulled Levi onto the bed with her when he tried to walk away. She knew Levi was ten times stronger than she was, he couldn't deny her anything. She pulled the black satin bead spread over the both of them, snuggling deep in his cool arms as his body molded around her.

"Nowhere love, I just assumed you didn't want me in your bed this early" Levi smirked coyly

Jade nudged him roughly knowing it would have little to no affect on him. "I feel…safe." Jade gave a content sigh as she scooted closer to the middle of the bed pulling him with her. What she said was true, she knew she was safe as long as she was with Levi. She was untouchable.

"That's because you are safe love…from everything but me." Levi replied sadly

"You won't hurt me" Jade whispered into his chest. Levi looked at Jade skeptically raising one eyebrow questioning her statement. "I'm not denying the fact that you could hurt me, just the fact that I know you won't" She looked deep into his silver eyes and saw the doubt in them. He did not trust himself.

He sighed "You're right, I couldn't live with myself if I ever hurt you, Jade you are my life now" Levi said with such conviction it made Jade's heart soar.

"Wow"

"What?" Levi asked curiously

"It's just that, so much has happened in one little day. It's all a bit much to take in don't you think? I mean before you came along I don't think really anybody cared for me the way you do. It makes me feel…sort of special ya know?" Jade looked up waiting for Levi's reaction.

"I know what you're feeling but I think I have an explanation" he said after a little while of thinking.

"Oh? And what is that?" Jade asked

"I think the explanation as to why our relationship took off at such a fast rate is because when I kissed you, Jade when I kissed you I saw your entire life in mere seconds, I feel like I've known you my whole life. And in those seconds you became a part of me Jade I can't function without you. You're my only reason for living. This strange connection we have is very rare in the night world; it only happens to certain people, night world and otherwise. With this bond we share, there is no explanations, no reasons why anything happens anymore. It defies reality and…I don't know" he sighed. When Levi finished speaking he looked down into Jade's bluish green eyes intently, hoping she understood what he was saying.

And she did, Jade understood exactly what Levi was saying, because she felt it too. In those few little minutes when she watched the flashes of the first 300 years of Levi's immortal life Jade had gotten to know him like no other had before. She felt it down to her bones, to the center of her core and, deep in her soul, that she and Levi were meant to be together. She was certain that this link between them was strong indissoluble and possibly everlasting. Until the day she died Jade would Love Levi irretrievably. The thought of separation by death left an uneasy ache deep in her chest, she clutched Levi even closer to her as a distraught look coated Jade's eyes forcing them shut.

Levi gave Jade a puzzled look as he pulled back enough to look at her. "What's wrong love?" he asked softly, the tortured look in her eyes tearing at his heart.

"It's just I-…nothing, it's nothing" Jade attempted to smile reassuringly but all she could manage was a grimace causing a stifled chuckle to escape Levi's perfectly shaped lips.

"You forget Jade, I know you extremely well, perhaps even better then you know yourself" Levi chuckled as he kissed Jade's forehead winking at her.

"How old are you?" Jade asked suddenly, thinking about the events that lead up to Levi's knowledge regarding her life. She recalled the things she witnessed when she and Levi's souls were joined.

He sighed sadly and whispered "eighteen"

Jade rolled her eyes "What I mean is how long has it been since…well since you know, you were…err bitten?" she struggled for the right words trying not to say something wrong, as she always seemed to do. Her shaky words did bring a slight rigidity to Levi's posture, and after what felt like an eternity he finally relaxed bringing his forefinger and thumb up to pinch the bridge of his perfectly formed nose, giving a sigh filled with his acceptance that Jade needed to know this.

"The year was 1709, and as you might have already seen when we were linked like we were, my mother and father were out and my siblings and their…mates were home alone. I was never really one for socialization but my sister Kalie sure was, my eldest sister Celest is somewhat similar to me; she is not really fond of people. When we were younger our father-" Levi's posture went rigid at the mere mention of his father. "Our father made celest feel…horrible, he did…sick things to her. It's something you must ask her about if you even had the desire to know. But back to my point, they were out and a week before our-err incident I had been reading about vampirism. The stories and legends of our town swirled in my head and me being eighteen and all wanted immortality more than anything."

He grunted obviously seeing those nights in perfect clarity. "So I went to Hunter and begged him to make me immortal…to make me a vampire. He simply smiled and told me there would be consequences. I paid no attention to that only focused on that I would live forever. Nights later Hunter accompanied by his nephew Ash Redfern showed me those consequences…as you've already seen."

Jade nodded with crocodile tears welling up in her eyes. As she composed herself Levi continued with his story.

"He brutally beat and killed my parents, forcing me to watch. He did the same to my sisters and their boyfriends, only he left them barely alive leaving me with the decision to change them or let them die. From the moment I witnessed both my mother and father's slaying I swore to God that any chance I got I would redeem myself." He sighed sadly and wiped away Jade's tears pulling her into her chest and buried his face in her black hair. "ever since I've been walking the road to redemption saving every single human that I was able to and restricting my diet to only animal blood"

Jade's eyes got an angry spark and she whispered "Why would you do that? Locking your true nature up inside yourself for something you had no part in? you didn't kill your parents Levi Hunter did!" Her voice was dangerously on the verge of one of Jasper's fits. Levi was a vampire, it's who he was and he was trying to be something he wasn't.

"Jade you don't understand if I hadn't gone to Hunter-" he was interrupted by a fuming Jade

"If you hadn't gone to Hunter you'd be in the ground right now instead of here in my arms. I don't think that is a punishment Levi. Everything happens for a reason y'know. You can't be waltzing around being all 'oh woe is me woe is me' when you have something amazing right here in front of your face. You said yourself the bond we share is uncommon and you still look at yourself as a monster! You've been saving lives for the past 300 years and you still think you're a monster?" She shook her head and glanced to her right at the vampire laying there awaiting his reaction.

"You have a good point Jade but, you have to see it from my eyes-" Levi glared when he was once again cut off by Jade

"I have" she quipped miserably.

"I know but, just try to see it from the eyes of the cause of a person's death. People who had lives and children and memories. People who, if I wouldn't have been so selfish would still have lead long and happy lives. But they didn't because I was so self-centered! All I cared about was living forever, and now I wander aimlessly, damned to walk among the living with nothing but empty space in front of me!"

The look in Levi's eyes were like he was being burned at the stake. Jade made it her purpose in life, to keep that look out of Levi's eyes for good.

"I see" she muttered as she flipped out of bed and tiptoed to her dresser, slipping into a pair of purple pajama pants. "will you take me to your home Levi? I would like to meet your family. You've already met my…err rather embarrassing-somewhat- family.

Levi merely smiled and elegantly sliding out of Jade's bed and offered her his hand. With a thrilled smile she took Levi's hand as he quietly opened her sliding door, shivering as she stepped through the door. With her vampire boyfriend by her side Jade felt as if she could face the world.