I don't exactly remember how long I sat on my bed, just staring at the plain wall in a daze. Everything had happened so sudden and now I'm not sure what to do except just sit and wait for something to happen. Lame, I know. And a total waste of precious time that could be used to think up a plan to get Roy back but at the moment I just can't bring myself to think about that. I don't want to think about anything actually. It all hurts too much.

My head feels like it may be spinning out of control on a never ending cycle that was created to destroy my ability to think properly. As for my stomach, it was clenching painfully in certain parts while the other parts ached painfully with an empty hallow feeling. There of course was the all around nauseous feeling that made me want to run to the bathroom every other five minutes, but I fought in back; determined to move as little as possible as I just tried and let things sink in.

"Pregnant," I muttered, still trying to wrap my mind around it. A deep sigh escaped my lips before I fell back onto my bed, jumping up in surprise when I noticed that someone else was in the room.

"Yeah, I heard that rumor floating around too," Xavier said quietly, not at all acting like himself as he stood near my large glass wall; staring out at the calm meadow.

"Wh-what are you doing here? How did you even get in here undetected?" I managed to ask, staring at him in disbelief. After our one night stand, or well, one morning stand, I had figured that Xavier was done with me having gotten what he sought after all along, but him standing there proved me different.

"It was kinda stupid of them to put you room right next to a door to a huge unwatched forest, don't you think?" he asked, turning around to grin at me weakly. With each movement he made I just became more and more curious about just what he was doing here and finally I voiced it.

Xavier sighed as well before turning away from me and placing his hand on the glass wall, staring out in what appeared to be deep thought. While had I placed my hand against the glass it would have stolen some of the heat from my hand and left a steam-like mark, when he removed his hand the surrounding glass appeared icky which made a shiver run up my spine. When Xavier turned to look at me again, I was stunned by the raw emotions shinning through his eyes and into my heart that clenched painfully for him.

He looked pained, as if just being in the room with me was hard for him and it caused him physical pain. Then of course there was the glint that his eyes always held which meant that he still found me attractive even in these dire situations. A dark tint held the animal instinct pulsing through his veins, telling him to pounce and suck me of every once of blood in my body, but he held it back; the determination hardening his gaze only slightly. Some pity was laced into his eyes which made my anger grow because I didn't want or need his pity despite what everyone else seemed to think. Through all that though, shinned through the one emotion that left me completely dumb-struck: help.

The way Xavier looked at me told me that he needed help which made me slowly walk towards him. When I was close enough, I reached out and gently touched the side of his face, a shiver rushing through my system from touching his icy skin. Next thing I know, I've been engulfed in his arms as he held me close, face buried into the crook of my neck as he spoke; lips brushing against the sensitive skin of my neck with each word and lighting a fire deep within me.

"I'm not sure, I just had to see you and make sure you were okay. I got a horrible feeling when Richard stole you away because I knew that something was going to happen to you. I tried so hard to get you back and I tried so hard to fight through so many of them to get to you, but by then Richard," he spat his name, "had traded you off and I was surrounded. I had no choice but to leave and come back for you later when things calmed down. I'm sorry for leaving you," he told me and I felt my eyes begin to water. Xavier's soft spoke, heart felt words made the reality of everything that was happening crash down on me and I found myself relying on him to hold me up as my knees gave you and I crumbled.

"I hate all of this so much," I managed to choke out, trying to hold back the tears that wanted so badly to fall and never stop. "Roy has been kidnapped by Slade, Bruce is trying to get rid of me, Richard still loves me, I'm still stuck between you and him, and now I'm pregnant to top it all off," I admitted.

"Shh Kory, it'll be alright. I can take you away from it all, do you want me to?" Xavier offered. I thought back to the last time he had offered me this and it turned out to all be a trap, but looking at him now; I knew that I could trust him. Without another thought on the matter, I nodded against his chest before Xavier scooped me up and moved towards the door that would lead outside. The warm wind kissed at my bare feet as Xavier walked casually towards the surrounding trees, not at all concerned about being seen and chased after.

Already, just being in his arms, I felt myself begin to calm and relax; my hiccupping coming to a stop as the tears began to die down. When we were finally a few meters into the forest, Xavier came to a stop and looked around as if sensing his surroundings. Finally, his hold on my tightened before he whispered to me, "Hold on tight and keep your eyes closed."

Then, we were flying.

Well, at least from my perspective of having my eyes closed and resting in Xavier's strong hold, I was flying and I only wondered what it would be like to be a vampire and to have the ability to run like this all the time. With my eyes closed and the soft rhytm of Xavier's feet touching down on the ground softly before lifting off again, echoing in my ears; I soon let my exhaustion from the day take over and I fell into a peaceful sleep.

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When I woke up then what I guessed to be early morning the next day, the sun was just beginning to rise and I could hear the sound of waves crashing against rocks. My curiosity raised me from the bed and I walked over to the open door leading outside. Outside, I felt my breath be taken away as I took in the lovely landscape, or therefore lack of landscape, before me. Wherever I was, it was placed on the base of a cliff that dropped off to the ocean, far away from any other homes as far as I could tell. All I could see for miles was the vast ocean and although it was beautiful, a feeling of panic began to fall over me as I began to wonder where I was and if I was truly all alone in this unfamiliar place.

"Xavier?" I called out, rushing back into the room I had come from. Upon reentering, I saw that I had been in what appeared to be the master bedroom with a large canopy king sized bed, large vanity, and another three doors; one that was open and leading to the bathroom while the other two remained closed. One of the closed doors opened and Xavier walked in, a smile appearing on his face as he saw me.

"Morning," he spoke softly and I just began to worry all the more about what was going on with him. Never before had Xavier been this soft around me or caring for that matter. And I certainly never placed him as the helpless romantic type to whisk some girl away to a beautiful place when she was in need of a get away.

"Where are we?" I finally managed to ask, still trying to figure out just exactly what it was I was struggling to ask him.

"This used to be my parents' place. When I was younger they'd bring me here every summer for a month or so and as a teen over the summer I would throw some parties here. Good memories are held within these walls," Xavier explained and I found myself nodding, still looking around the room. The walls and ceiling were plain white, the carpet a soft brown color that made me think of sand which, accompanied with the sound of the ocean along with it's smell, almost made the room seem like it's own beach. I'm sure if I were to walk into the bathroom and sit in the huge tub I've been catching glimpses of, I really would feel like I was in the ocean.

"Used to?" I questioned, scanning the room once again.

"Yeah. I killed them within my first few days of blood lust as a vampire," he spoke softly, looking down at the ground as my eyes softened while I began to regret ever even bringing it up.

"I'm sorry Xavier. I've been on the receiving end of blood lust and I know it's not an easy thing for one to control," I lamely tried to comfort him, knowing that me probably talking about it more was just tearing open any wounds he may still have.

"That doesn't change anything, but lets not dwell on that. Right now I'm more concerned about how you're feeling." There was silence. "So how are you feeling? Any better?" Xavier asked and I thought about it for a short while before finally nodding.

"Yeah. I guess I just needed a good night's sleep and the chance to collect myself long enough to regain some normality," I said with a shrug, crossing my arms across my chest as a shiver made it's way through my system. Even though Xavier was in the room with me and the sound of the ocean helped to calm my nerves, I couldn't hold back the feeling of loneliness and that something bad was going to happen very soon.

"Well you can stay here as long as you like. The fridge is stocked full of stuff and there is a car with a full tank in the drive way. As far as money goes, there's a stash of it in the safe under this bed and I'll give you the combo. All you have to do to get to the beach is follow the stairs behind the house and to get to the town just follow the road from the driveway and you'll be there in half an hour depending on how fast you drive," he started telling me, gesturing with his hands here and there as I just tried to piece together everything he was telling me.

"You make it sound like you're going to leave me here," I said softly, looking up at him with lost eyes. Xavier's gaze fell to the ground as a sinking feeling erupted in my stomach, realization of what was going on finally setting in.

"As much as I want to stay here with you, which is a lot Kory, I can't. I want to be able to just stay here with you and rest throughout the day, but there's a war in the making that I have to take care of. Slade needs me right now and I can't just leave, they'll get suspicious and come looking for me and I can't risk you. I'm sorry Kor," he told me and I felt weak suddenly so I moved to the bed and sat down, staring down at my hands which were placed in my lap.

"So you took me out here so you could just leave me the next day? What about Roy? What about Bruce and this so called war that's going to happen? Terra and Roy are still human and they're still there!" I yelled.

"I can tell you now that Slade hasn't harmed Roy yet and as for Terra, you'd have to ask someone at Bruce's place about her. I'm sorry for taking you and then leaving you here, but it's the only thing I can do. Slade has me under watch almost all the time! It was near impossible just to get to you yesterday!" Xavier's anger began to grow as he started pacing the room, eyes alight with new found anger; turning darker at a dangerous rate.

"I'm sorry Xavier, I didn't mean to place so much pressure on you. Please, just calm down." I took a wary step towards the enraged vampire, careful not to move too quickly to startle him. Even though his senses were probably on high alert due to his vampire instinct kicking in, I still didn't want to move too quickly in case he picked me up as his prey. Cautiously, I reached out and touched his arm. It seems like as soon as I made contact, everything went into slow motion as I watched in horror as Xavier turned and looked at me; a deadly intend glowing in his hallow jet black eyes. Next thing I know, his hand is at my throat, gripping tightly as he rammed me against the wall on the other side of the room; all before I had even blinked.

"Xavier," I gasped weakly, my hands clawing at his one pale, icy hand holding my throat; not even leaving so much as a scratch. I knew that I was hopeless then and that this could possibly be the end of me and my unborn child.

He's going to kill my baby. I thought before angry tears began to spill over and I mustered all my strength and struck my balled fist onto the side of his head. Although I was sure my hit wouldn't do anything, but Xavier actually stumbled away from me; releasing his hold on my throat as I fell to the ground gasping for air. When I looked back up at him, his eyes were back to their normal color but wide and trembling as his gaze fell on me with a look of disgust on his face. I knew the disgust wasn't towards me though, it was towards himself. On shaky legs, I tried to stand and walk over to him.

"It wasn't your fault Xavier. You had no control," I attempted to assure him but he just looked away from me and down at his own trembling hands.

"I'll be back in a week," Xavier whispered before he was gone, a breeze the only thing of him remaining. With a rush of exhaustion passing over me, I collapsed back onto the bed and let out a tired sigh, wondering if things were ever going to get better.

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So I take the somewhat lack of reviews to be your guys' way of saying that you're mad at me for being such a horrible update and I accept that. I simply hope that since I updated on time this couple of weeks you guys will forgive me and get back to reviewing because I love to hear your feedback!

Although this chapter didn't have too much exciting stuff happening in it, the next chapter will reveal more and you got a little taste of just what's going on with Xavier when he mentioned Slade. I also have an idea for where this story is going which is always good because it means updates will come regularly as planned. I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter!

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