Nobody reviewed so I guess this is the last of the series, I had exepected it to burn out so it's cool. If anyone is interested, i have put up the first story in a blog. Would anyone let me link to their web-pages? Anyway, here's the last three chapters to the story. Enjoy and please tell me what you thought about it. I would really apprieciate it.

Chapter 10

The water was cold and salty, it stung her eyes. She couldn't see where she was or what was going on, she couldn't breathe. She kicked, and swam, praying she was going up. Then she felt water pounding around her, she was caught in a current. She struggled and thrashed, for a few minutes, and then just relaxed, it wasn't worth fighting the current, and she was going to lose. The next thing she knew she was breathing crisp clear salty sea air. She gasped and gulped huge lungful of air. Then looked around once her eyesight returned. A ship wasn't that far away, she hastily made for it.

David looked up, he thought he'd heard something, like someone surfacing out of the ocean; he quickly looked out from his hiding place, and saw it. Swimming towards him was Rhia, alive and well, besides being soaked, a little pale, and breathless. He reached out his hand and took hers as she reached up. He hauled her up and into his warm embrace.

I took Rhia a minute to realize what was going on, but she did and clung to David for dear life. She felt if she let him go for even a second she would fall off the edge of the world. Oh she'd missed him. She breathed deeply, and curled up in his arms.

"Oh Rhi, I was so worried about you. I thought you'd had it. Oh thank God you're alive." David breathed into her ears, holding her tight. Never again, never again would he let her out of his sight. Oh how he'd missed her. How had he lived without her by his side? He couldn't imagine.

"I'm so sorry David, I didn't mean for that to happen. I didn't mean to leave you." She said quietly, tears sliding down her face.

"Don't cry, and don't worry about it. The important thing is you're here now, you're safe, we're together, and I love you. That's all that matters." David shushed her, wiping her tears away. She sighed and leaned into him. He kissed her wet hair, then moved on to her forehead, then kissed her lips. She returned the kiss, eyes closed, perfectly content in his arms. He wrapped his arms around her tighter, and kissed a little harder. She curled her body fitting into his embrace. He traced the scars along her back through the thin, soaking wet shirts she wore.

Time slipped by, they stayed in each others embrace for hours, both sensing something dark coming, but not altogether sure what it was. They just shared the time together, with each other, happy and safe in each others arms and company.

Night had fallen when they finally focused on the world enough to pull apart and figure out what they were going to do. David suddenly remembered his plan which had been forgotten upon Rhia's retuned and their shared happiness. David quickly explained his plan to Rhia and he had been right. She refused to let him do it.

"I'm not losing you. Seeing you only every ten years would kill me David. That's too much time. Even being at sea, it wouldn't be the same." Rhia said.

"I know," David said sadly, not looking at Rhia.

"There's more to you plan isn't there? Something you're not telling me." Rhia guessed.

"I know it would hurt you not to see me all the time, only once every ten years, so…" David said, his heart ached suddenly, He felt sick, and the creature inside growled with fury, but like him, knew it was for the best."

"So what?" Rhia asked, brown eyes flashing.

"I think you should forget me," his stomach flipped, and he ached saying it. "I think you should go with Bill. You'll be safe with him, and you wouldn't have to worry about me." David explained. Rhia looked more hurt than angry.

"But I love you, David; I don't want to lose you." Rhia said. He lightly brushed his hand across her cheek.

"I know, I don't want to lose you either, I love you so much more than words can explain. And that's why I think its best that you forget about me. This is the best way to keep you safe, even if it hurts me, it'll keep you safe, so I will do anything. Please, you must understand. This is right, somehow I just know it. Please Rhi. Please." He pleaded; even his blue eye begged her.

"I... I can't David. I don't want to lose you. I…" she stammered, voice choking. David held a finger to her lips, silencing.

"Just think about it tonight, ok, let's just sleep for now Ok?" He suggested and she nodded. He held her close, and kissed her gently, running his hand along her spine, and occasionally brushing a stray strand of hair from her face. The night was pleasant.