He kissed me so gently, it said everything he wanted to say that he couldn't say. He knew I wasn't ready, and he respected that. I began to cry quietly as I thought about how much he loves me and cares about me.

"Don't cry Emmie. I hate to see you sad." He whispered and wiped my tears away.

"I'm not sad," I choked, "I'm so happy, it's unbelievable."

He nodded and I lay on his chest for a few minutes, wondering what was going to become of us. He mentioned once that if he felt I was worthy, I could become a vampire. That would be nice, because then I could spend all eternity together. When others were withering and dying, we would be immortal. Then again, I would never be able to see the beautiful sunlight again. I would also have to feed on innocents, which would not be good.

"Why are you so pensive all the time?" Vicente asked, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"How do you know I'm pensive?" I asked, sitting up.

He touched my face and smiled. His fangs scintillated in the candlelight.

"You're face is all scrunched up like a pug puppy."

I chuckled lightly, and my face lit up with an idea. Vicente saw this and interpreted it as that I wanted something that would cause misery to him. He was absolutely right.

"We should get a puppy!" I squealed.

"No! Gogron will step on it!"

"Then we'll leave it in here."

"No Emmie."

"Please Vicente? Please?"

"No."

"Why not?"

He sighed explosively and looked for an answer.

"Because I can't go out, that's why."

"Oh yeah." I pouted, forgetting that some people don't like vampires walking around looking for puppies for their girlfriend. The thought made me smile however. Vicente got up and went over to his desk and I sighed, knowing this meant another mission. I lay on the bed on my stomach as Vicente gave me an overview on who I was going to kill. I was to kill a man named Valen Dreth, and I had to sneak into the Imperial Prison to do so.

"Break in," I gasped, "But no one has broken in in over three hundred years!"

Vicente kissed me on the forehead and smiled.

"That's why you're perfect for the job," He chuckled and added, "Plus, I think you'll know the way, hm?"

I gave him a curious look. How could he know that I broke out of the Imperial Prison? I thought that was a big secret, but I suppose not. I opened the huge wooden doors and gave Vicente a hug and a kiss.

"Come home soon, and safe this time." He chuckled and hugged me tightly.

"Will do." I replied and gave him a kiss, fleeting out the door and into the rising morning.

I reached the sewers at around midday and sighed, disgusted that I had crawl through the sewers again. I thought of how I escaped alone, feeling terrible that I was powerless to defend the Emperor. I shook the thought aside and reminded myself that I had to deliver the amulet to Jauffre sometime soon. I might do that today, despite the fact that it would make Vicente upset. I held my breath and opened the iron door, shutting it behind me and crawling my way inside. I ran through a labyrinth of sewer lines and doors, eventually finding myself where I needed to be. I climbed soundlessly up the ladder and carefully picked the lock. I opened it on the first try and hoisted myself up, closing the door behind me.

"What? Who's there?"

My heart began to race as I thought of a way to escape. The guards would follow me through the sewers, wouldn't they? I tried to escape but the light of the torches washed over my back and cast malevolent shadows on the walls. I was going to die.

"You're not supposed to be here." A man growled and grabbed my hair.

I was busted, and I was going to die.