Dry my tears

A few months went on, from the last chapter. Me and Dark finally had sex, which I refuse to explain to you. For the first reason, I don't know how he would feel with me blabbing that experience, and for second because I want to keep it buried deep inside of me, because it cause me pain to remember the happiness I felt.

Now you must have heard that saying "It's never over until the fat lady sings." That's how my love ended, with a fat lady screaming at the top of her lungs.

It was dreary night. It was pouring outside, and there was this cold wind that chilled me to the bone. Being smart, I decided to stay home and watch some game show called "Jeopardy." I was bored out of my mind, when Dark appeared behind me.

I was happy to see him, because well....I loved being around him. Sounds corny I know, but that's what love does to you. So I gave him a smile, and almost asked him to sit down, and cuddle with me but there was this hateful glare in his eyes.

I thought back trying to figure out what I could done wrong. I didn't sleep with anyone, I didn't kill anyone, I...didn't do anything. There was absolutely nothing that I could have done wrong.

Finally he said something. His tone was bitter and somewhat..hollow.

"What are doing here?"

At first I was puzzled by this question, so I replied with my best friend Sarcasm.

" What am I not aloud to sit in my own apartment?"

His eyes blazed, and he stared at me for a minute.

"No."

What was wrong with him?

"What's crawled up your ass and died?

"Nothing. Where's Serenity?"

I stared at him. What did he mean? Where's Serenity. Was he blind? And then I got it. This was a joke. He was messing with me. Oh, but two can play that game.

"I dunno..oh wait...yes I do...I killed her" I said laughing.

He growled and jumped over the couch landing beside me, and glaring at me.

"You lie"

His face was so close and I just wanted to give up and kiss him but..No. I was going to win for once.

"..i.i.what?"

So close...

"You lie. You better not have killed her...." His eyes were so piercing, so..scary I almost felt afraid. But I pushed away the feeling. This was just a big joke Dark was playing, so he could snag a few kisses...right? "...where is she?"

I threw my head back and laughed. Damn this was funny. Pretending to be my own killer was amazingly satisfying. Maybe I should take up acting.

" Like I said..I killed her"

The next thing I knew, I felt claws sinking into my neck. Ok...now this was so not a joke. I stared up at him, feeling dizzy and somewhat sick. Amazingly I felt no pain at this moment. I think it must have been the shock of the attack.

"You bitch.."

Is that what I am? Is that what he's always thought? I shook my head. No. This is all part of the joke. He would start laughing any moment now. I just had to wait.

"Dark, stop it" I said trying to pull away.

He was so strong. I was helpless. He was Roti and I was me. It was the same situation but different faces, different places, and different circumstances.

I felt a wild, panic deep down. I better count my blessings, say my prayers, and hope that that would be enough to go to heaven, or I would be going to hell.

"I warned you not to hurt her...I told you.."

Claws. Neck. They did not match.

He must be out of his mind to think I killed Serenity. I was Serenity for Christ's sake! Who did he think I was? Obviously someone not very nice, because he trying to kill me. And....well he was doing a very good job of it. I could already feel the blood running down his hands and onto my cold flesh.

"Fight back!" my instincts screamed at me. I shook my head, and hysterically began to tear at his hands. It did no good, infact it was as if he never felt anything. This was SO not good.

"Stop it Dark..what are you doing?" I asked. It was a stupid attempt to get him to stop, and I knew it. But at least I got a little information.

"I'm killing you, Saphire. What else would I be doing?"

So that was who I am! Saphire. Well now I knew I was really dead. There was no escape. I just wished he'd make it quick and as painless as possible.

I felt his small fangs dig deep into my neck. I tried to cry out but my voice, it was soft even to my own ears. Dizziness and pain swept through me. I prayed he might remember my sweet tasting blood, but as he continued to drain me, I realized he didn't.

I finally kicked him, launching his bloody fangs out of my sore neck. I saw the door out of the corner of my eye, and dashed for it. I was so close I could taste the freedom before....

Crack.

I looked down. His hand was in my chest. He had ripped right through my rib cage. I couldn't breath. I couldn't see.

Black.

I felt tears running down my cheeks, then down to my neck. I felt the blood dripping onto the ground. I felt his hands slowly tearing apart my flesh, all the while searching for the thing he had always had before. My heart.

The blindness was my weakness. I reached toward the only thing I could. His tail. His weakness. My only savoir at this point in time.

I gripped it hard, digging my jagged nails into the soft warm flesh. I heard his gasps, and it drove me on. I was feeding from his pain, and enjoying it. I brought his tail to my lips, and like the vamp deep inside of me, I bit into it.

Blood.

It tasted so...alien. I had tasted this before but never so much. It made me feel somewhat light-headed and drowsy, but also it gave me a small energy boost, which I needed to speak these words..

"How could you....do this to me?"

His fingers finally found my heart, and plucked it from my chest like a tomato. Even now the sight sickens me. My heart beating in his black claws from hell. The rain falling steadily onto the roof. It was like the Nightmare on Elm street, but this time Dark was Freddy Croager, and I was the innocent chick who gets mercifully mutilated in the first five minutes.

"Because I hate you...you killed Serenity. Or you tried to....I'm going to find her and bring her back..and burn you!"

I almost felt like screaming,

" Go ahead! Just try and burn me! It's not like I'll be alive long enough to see the bon-fucken-fire anyways!"

I had to close my eyes. I was dizzy, oh so dizzy. I couldn't breath. I couldn't move. All I could do was stand there, and hope it would go away. My train of thought was leaving me. All I could think of was Cell. So this was his revenge. Killing his android using his son, who she was deeply in love with. Good God, I should have seen this.

".. How.could.. I..?" Were the only words I could whisper before collapsing onto the ground.

I heard something, and then Dark screaming. What was he saying? What was happening? Was my guardian angel here to damn him to hell?

I felt a soft hand, run over my face. I sighed, and let the person wrap their big cozy arms around me. My angel....

I slowly opened my eyes. I saw black hair and green eyes, and a big blue creature standing in front of the door to the balcony.

Vixie!

I started to cry, more out of happiness than pain. I still was going to die, and I knew it but it would be better with her, than by myself. I hated dying alone.

I watched the silhouette come back into the apartment. Fear gripped me, and for a moment I thought I'd have a heart attack. Unfortunately you need a heart for that task, and so all I did was shiver and snuggle deeper into Vixie's arms. She'd protect me.

I could hear Vixie crying, somewhere in the far distance but I didn't respond. I couldn't. All I could do was stare up at Dark, who was moving closer..closer...closer. I could see destruction and pain and hate and...death. That's when I realized...

I could never be with him again.

I saw him kneeling down. I saw his lips move. I saw his hand reach out. I saw Juniper rip him away. I saw the heart lying in front of me. I saw the blood lake surrounding me. I saw...nothing. Everything was gone. So I was going to die. Such a sad ending, to such an amazing love story. But everything that goes up must come down eventually.

So I gave Vixie a small hug, and looked up at where I expected Dark to be and said....

"So this is the time I die, right?"

And then I took my last slow breath, and left.