~~I wanted to say that I'm so SO sorry for not updating sooner :o| I recommend that you read the Authors Notes at the end of the story so you'll know why!~~

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DRAGON FIRE: I'm sorry that this update has taken so long, really I am sorry. I hope you like the new chapter it took me ages writing it cos everything I tried didn't sound right. looks at clock ive been working on this chapter for 4 straight hours and I think ive gone brain dead now sigh Hope you like it

CHAPTER FOUR

I promised myself as I leapt towards her that I would make her death as quick as possible. It was the least I could do for a worthy opponent.

But as she prepared herself for my attack I realised that that was not going to be possible. She was a very skilled fighter and was determined not to loose and as my body crashed towards hers, she immediately brought her right paw up in a defensive strike. Twisting my body in mid air I managed to miss the deadly swipe that was intended for my face. Instead, as my body crashed directly into hers, her deadly claws dug deeply into my unprotected side, but it was already too late. The force was not enough to prevent me landing on target and the pain only succeeded to anger me and make me more determined to end the fight now.

My impact forcefully pushed her back to the ground and I used my forepaws to pin her there, my claws dug deeply into soft flesh and her blood gushed from the wounds. She struggled beneath me but it was already too late and as I sunk my teeth into her neck I hoped that her death would be quick.

I was so preoccupied with what I was doing that I didn't realise until it was too late that there was another Daybreaker present. The attack came as a complete surprise, I never saw it coming until it was much too late. I was just about to tighten my grip on the female wolf below me when I felt a presence directly behind me and immediately I felt that person grab me with expert hands.

Snarling, I lashed out with my hind legs and felt my claws connect with soft flesh. There was a soft hiss of pain from behind me but the attacker didn't let go. Growling I struck out again but my paws met only air. Getting frustrated I tried to struggle but it was no use, the person behind me knew exactly what they were doing and never let go. Instead skilful hands touched my pressure points to make my claws retract.

No, I growled, Get off me! And with each silent word and growl I struggled more frantically, trying to swipe behind me and dig my claws in deeper. But it was no use, instead I felt a finger enter my mouth and I give a snarl of frustration. More pressure was being added and I knew if I didn't get this person off me soon I was going to be forced to let go.

More and more pressure was added and I felt my grip loosen. I fought harshly to tighten my jaws on the silver wolf, her struggles were becoming much fainter and another couple of seconds and she would be dead. I couldn't give up now; I was almost there.

It was then that I heard a voice, her voice, a voice so soft and determined. A voice that was so sweet and delicate that it caressed my mind and made me shake with awe.

'Please you have to let go' I heard her beg in my mind. Her voice was concerned and filled with wonder and somehow I knew that she didn't want to hurt me and that was puzzling.

Who was she? I asked myself but I didn't have time to try and answer as I felt my claws fully retract and my jaw slacken just enough for me to fully let go.

She pulled me and I felt myself fall backwards. Twisting in her grasp I prepared myself for the impact. The force of her hitting the ground and me landing on top of her forced my claws to dig into her chest. I felt blood flow from between my nails and I retracted them slightly.

For some reason I didn't want to hurt her.

All traces of pain vanished from my body with one look at her.

She was beautiful.

I had seen a fair share of beautiful girls in my life, but none of them could even come close to her beauty. She was amazing, her innocent beauty radiated around her like a beacon and I felt myself being drawn in.

She was lying spread out on the ground before me-arms flung lifelessly by her sides as she stared at me with the most intense blue eyes I had ever seen before. The moonlight reflected flecks of silver back at me and I felt myself become lost. Her silvery-white hair was fanned out around her head and the breeze ruffled it slightly, a few silvery strands fell over her forehead and covered her right eye and I never wanted anything more than to brush those strands away with my fingertips.

Her face was small and delicate, just like the rest of her, smooth porcelain features stared directly back at me and her lips . . . her lips were full and rosy and I wanted nothing better than to kiss them.

She was more than beautiful, she was enchanting.

Leaning forward, I sniffed her softly and recorded her scent to memory. I never wanted to forget the way she smelled. She smelled of all things pure and innocent, soft roses and violets but much more, she was intoxicating and I couldn't help the growl that escaped my throat.

She was human.

There was no scent of anything Night Worlder in her. There was no animal ferocity in her eyes and no aura of witch power and she didn't have the strength of a lamia or a made vampire.

She was purely human.

Leaning my muzzle forward towards her face, I watched her closely. She was afraid, that much was certain. I could feel her heart beating furiously in her chest. The continuous thumping sending calming vibrations through my body. But she wasn't struggling or fighting me. As my face became closer to hers I watched as she tightly closed her eyes and I understood why.

She thought I was going to kill her.

Pulling back, I fully retracted my claws and allowed my body to shift back to human form. I didn't want her to be afraid of me and I most certainly didn't want to kill her. . . even if she was only a human.

As my body went through its natural changes, I arraigned myself above hers so that I wouldn't crush her with my weight. My arms now supported most of my weight, but not all.

Throughout my change she still had her eyes tightly squeezed shut and I waited for her to open them.

It didn't take long.

I watched as her blue eyes widened as she saw my true form for the first time. Staying perfectly still I let her study me as I studied her.

She gasped as her eyes trailed over every inch of my face and I knew what she was feeling, because I was feeling it too. Every part of our bodies that touched tingled and my whole body hummed with excitement.

We were so close that our breaths mixed, the warm air caressing my face in soft puffs. By the way her gaze kept flickering to my lips I knew that she wanted me to kiss her, but I had something that I wanted to do first. Giving into my early temptation, I slowly reached up with my right hand and gently brushed the thin strands of hair away from her face. I smiled when she didn't flinch at the contact but as my fingertips gently touched her skin my own flesh hummed with what felt like an electric shock. I began to shake and my vision turned slightly pink and all I could see was her eyes. I could feel her start to panic as our minds began to mould into one and all I wanted to do was hold her and tell her everything would be alright.

"Shhhh, It's ok" I whispered in her ear, calming her with soft words. Even though I was scared myself, I knew that as long as she was with me everything would be alright. I was suddenly filled with fierce protectiveness towards the delicate human below me. I wanted to protect her and hold her in my arms forever.

I never wanted to let her go.

Our minds drew closer and it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. Her mind was like crystal-glittering every colour of the spectrum. Such innocence and purity. I never wanted to leave and when our minds were pulled further again I didn't protest.

I was astonished and filled with wonder and I could feel her experiencing the same emotions that I was. It was the most extraordinary experience that I had ever and it felt right.

I fully opened my mind to her and allowed her to see everything that I was. Memories and feelings past back and forth between us and for the first time in my life I felt content to just be.

Suddenly I felt her sadness and I immediately knew why. She was viewing my childhood, a childhood filled with discrimination and pain.

I gasped in shock and tried to pull back. 'Stop, I don't want you to see . . .' I begged with a shaky voice. I was ashamed and I didn't want her too see the pain that I went through in my youth. One person living through it was bad enough, I didn't want her to have those memories too.

She wasn't ashamed though; I could feel that much. If anything she was angered that I had been treat that way. I felt her emotions clearly. Anger, sadness, protectiveness and Love. Love so fierce that it took my breath away and made my heart flutter.

'I love you too' I whispered in her mind and everything was perfect. Surrounded in glistening lights and filled with love and longing for one another. It was perfect and I didn't want it to end . . .

But it did.

I was quickly shoved back into my own body. At first all I could feel was dizziness and confusion, but then everything came back to focus and I could hear shouting. Quickly glancing over my shoulder I realised that there were two vampires and a human coming running towards us with weapons at the ready. Vaguely I recognised the two vampires but I couldn't place where.

I was brought back from my thoughts as I heard her whisper for me to go. Glancing back towards her I saw that she was deadly serious. I didn't want to leave her but I knew I had too. She was pushing me away and pleading with me. Knowing that I couldn't take on the Daybreakers by myself I had to get out of there fast.

On impulse I quickly brought my lips against hers in a quick soft kiss. Her lips were like silk between mine and my whole body hummed with pleasure. "Until next time" I whispered before pushing myself away from her and running off into the darkness.

As I ran quickly towards the large metal boundaries I promised myself that there would be a next time.

The large metal fences were right in front of me now and I didn't have time to hesitate, the others were right behind me and I didn't have any time to waste. Preparing my muscles in mid sprint-I leapt and easily grabbed on to the steal, as soon as my hands touched the fence I effortlessly hauled my body up and over.

As my feet touched the cement at the other side I instantly sprinted away. I was vaguely aware of the Daybreakers cussing and swearing as they tried to climb the fence after me. I knew by the time they would reach the other side I'd be long gone.

And long gone I was.

I ran and ran, not paying any attention to my surroundings. I knew I had lost my pursuers as Lord Thierry's mansion but for some reason I couldn't stop myself from running. Every step I took sent short bursts of pain through my body. I was tired and my earlier injuries itched and throbbed. I knew I should stop and rest and I even knew that I should get my wounds seen too but all I could think of was the beauty with intense blue eyes and silvery hair.

The girl that had stolen my heart with a simple glance . . .

The same girl that now consumed my entire being . . .

And I didn't even know her name.

Suddenly I stopped, not caring where I was. One thought kept running through my head.

'I had to go back, I wanted to know who had stolen my heart'



AUTHORS NOTE: Wow been a long time huh? Sorry about that, I've been really busy lately and not to mention that my keyboard has been broken and it took me ages to get a new one . . . ugh! Remind me never to spill Wine in my comp again . . . especially the keyboard cos you have no idea how annoying it is to try and type and end up with words missing or too many extra letters in one word! So annoying and no matter how many times you clean it it still sticks. sigh Well its fixed now so I'll be writing more :o) Hopefully.

I know I had the whole list so people could pick what story they wanted updated the quickest but somehow it was deleted . . .not by me! Augh! So I never got a chance to see what story people wanted updating, since I lost everything in that topic, sigh Never mind. I'll just update the ones I feel like doing at the time.

Anyway sorry for my long absence. And I'm BACK :o)

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE NEW CHAPTER AND **PLEASE** REVIEW :O)

Candika