Kill him if I could, but he's hiding… he's hiding himself from me. I haven't been here before… I wonder where he took me… that bastard. I'll skin him alive and suck him dry if I get the chance. Maybe burn him first… I'll kill him. I hate him. I hate him.

Celeste's mind was driving her insane. She hadn't had food in what she thought was two days. She needed the blood and she was almost tempted to accept his offers of blood. But she knew full well once she had a taste, it would take years for her to return to normal. Vampiro made her lose her mind and she damn well didn't like it.

Celeste had been slowly pulling the chains apart with what strength she had left. Now she was mustering enough for one last hard push. The thought of being free kept her alive, kept her from simply taking what Vampiro freely offered. She pushed it all together and concentrated. It hurt; the chains had made her bleed and now she only had one chance to live, one chance to flee from him.

It worked. The chains cracked beneath her strength and she fell onto the floor with a loud thud. "Christ…" She stifled a small laugh and crawled over to the corner. It was night… the room was perfectly dark and she felt a small gust of wind. He was coming to offer her again… but this time… she would kill him once and for all.

The door opened and she saw the flash of Vampiro's eyes turn red. She lunged from her corner, tackling him. Her freakishly long nails dug at the soft flesh of his throat. She had to make him bleed, make him die.

She had lost her chance before she had known it. His arms came to his neck, easily pulling off her hands and he flipped her off, covering her body quickly with his. He shoved her arms into the stone, pinning her. "I told you I wouldn't let you."

Without realizing it, Celeste started to cry. Not normal tears, not just plan sadness. Horrible misery, total despair. Celeste was crying blood(of what she had left.)

It shocked him. Celeste was harder than steel. "Celeste… don't."

She cried harder. It was nothing-- she was nothing. "It's your fault. You're killing me."

He tried to soothe her, tried to calm her mind. It was such a mess of horror and hate, almost all aimed towards him. He let go of her arms, assured she wasn't even able to lift them. He moved off her and quickly pulled her into his arms. He felt her nails dig into his arms, but ignored her. She wasn't herself right now.

Celeste's head tipped back and she watched the world spin before her eyes. The blood tears had coated her eyes and now she saw through a red haze. She knew she was in his arm's, but she couldn't stop him. She had… given up. Over two hundred years of hatred and now, she couldn't stomach it anymore. Blood tears. She had never experienced that, and she never wanted to again.

She felt her body touch something soft… a bed. She looked up at Vampiro. Concern. If laughing didn't hurt, she would've. "Kill me, Ian, please."

"Never, Celeste, never." He leaned down over her. "Take it."

She didn't have to look up, she simply heard the loud thundering of his veins. When he leaned close enough, Celeste attacked. Her teeth sunk deep and she felt into pure ecstasy. The blood filled her mouth and she couldn't swallow quickly enough. She couldn't stop, she couldn't even think.

"Enough, love." He gently pulled away.

She licked the open wound and fell back against the bed, still exhausted.

"Trying to kill me?" He looked at her. She was already asleep.

***

"I don't know where the hell she is."

"Calm down… This isn't like Celeste."

"Not that you've even seen her in last fifty fucking years."

"Look, calm down already, alright?"

Kane let out a long sigh. "Celeste wouldn't leave for two days to feed. That's not her."

"Maybe she's tired of you." Raven laughed. "Look, I don't know where she is-- she doesn't speak to me. Though something tells me that this reeks of Ian."

Kane sighed again. "I know."

"Look, I'll be there down there soon with Molls and we'll figure it out, okay?"

"Yeah, okay." Kane hung up the phone. He wanted to kill someone. Katie had already gone to bed and Kane had stayed up stalking around.

The phone rang again.

"Hello?"

"She's with me."

Kane growled. "Leave her alone, Vampiro. You don't own her anymore."

"Quite the contrary, she's mine; she has been mine forever. You can't hide her anymore."

"I'll kill you."

Vampiro laughed, and Kane wasn't sure if he was hearing it in his head, or over the phone. "Get in line."

The dial tone infuriated Kane. He would ring Vampiro's neck when he caught him, and he would. HE just needed Raven now…

***

Her dreams were filled with hell and blood. Unusual dreams, not of her regular sleep. Celeste never had dreams and as soon as they were finished, she woke up and looked around. The room had a pale light emitting from the window, and Vampiro lay next to her like the dead. Her strength had regained, but she didn't know if she should kill him. He had saved her, again. She should kill him for that, but she couldn't muster up the strength.

"Don't think about it, Celeste, because I will kill you."

She needed to block her mind next time she thought about killing him.

"There won't be a next time." His eyes opened wide.

Before she could even blink, he was on top of her.

"I could kill you now, love."

"You could do a lot of things," she whispered quietly. She pushed back the tears. She didn't know why, but each time he was near, she wanted to cry.

"You've missed me… you're not supposed to live without me." He stroked her cheek. "You were made for me."

"I was made for no man."

Vampiro laughed. "Oh but you were. You remember the sweet satisfaction you got after you killed Antoine? I watched you that night from the window. You were beautiful; the rage, the hate. I had never seen such a thing. You never wanted him to touch you, and when he did, you scrubbed your flesh raw afterwards."

"You fucking… psycho." She looked up at him. "You've stalked me."

"You're mine. You like when I touch you, Celeste, even if you won't admit it. I'm the only one who makes you feel the way you do. I can touch you anywhere and you'll fall into complete rapture."

She felt the flush in her face and turned her head from him.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of, Celeste. It's life. You're my life and I won't have you hidden by Kane anymore."

She felt the rage ripple into his body at the thought of Kane. Once good friends, she tore them apart. She was his soul mate--- and she didn't know why, but Kane hated it. Kane hated Ian. Celeste hated Kane. Celeste hated everyone, so it really wasn't that important.

"But you," he kissed her cheek, "you are my love, and I intend to make sure you realize that."

Celeste started to cry. He wasn't lying. Everything he said was true and she hated him. She hated him for it. She didn't want him, she didn't want this life. Her arm lashed out, catching him in the face, her nails digging a bloody mark into his cheek. With him stunned, she leaped off the bed and out the window. With cat-like agility, she landed on her feet and started to run. Hell if she knew where she was, but she would call to someone. Someone would hear.

She ran through the forests that surrounded Ian's house and she leapt the brick wall easily. She heard his cries, the wolves responses, and his friends. She had a sickly feeling that she couldn't outrun them all. There was large crash to her right side and out flew one of his fiends. She sidestepped them, turned, and smashed the palm of her hand into their nose. Her other hand cut a large wound on his throat, and she took off running without looking back.

"She's running towards the eastern gate!"

She should have ripped out that man's vocal cords. Oh well, she sprinted her way towards the gate and she ran into Vampiro. "FUCK!" She tried to run the other way, but his hand caught her hair and he flung her down onto the ground.

"Don't fucking try me, Celeste. I'll fucking girl you, you little bitch."

She tried to leap to her feet, but his hand caught her throat and lifted her into the air above him. "Please…"

"What? Why should I let you go?"

She raised her knee and kicked him in the face with the flat of her foot, knocking him off balance. She leaped out of his hands and ran, jumped over the gate. "Bye, Vampiro baby." She was free. Free! She took a running leap and she was in the air, soaring as her body changed into an eagle. He couldn't get her now. He probably didn't even know that she could master shape shifting. Free… she didn't care what happened now, all she wanted to do was go home.

After hours of simply soaring, Celeste fell into exhaustion, landing on Kane's lawn. He was sitting outside. Not to say that an eagle falling from the sky scared him, but he was more relieved to see the form change into Celeste.

"Celeste!"

She rolled over on her side. "I don't think I can move an inch."

He quickly moved over to her and picked her up. "What happened?"

"Vampiro."

"That bastard."

"I told him that, though it only made him angrier."

Kane looked over at her. Her throat had large bruises. There was a long cut on her left arm. "How did… never mind."

Celeste laughed. "I made him angry… to say the least."

When he walked inside, he laid her down on the couch.

"Jesus Christ… Celeste."

Raven… that voice. She knew it by heart and it hurt her. He had hurt her. She looked to her side and saw his form materialized. Molly stood next to him, her eyes lowered to the floor. Well at least she hadn't changed a bit.

"What did he do?" Molly looked over Celeste.

"He… It wasn't his fault." Celeste blurted out.

"What? Those bruises!"

"I forced him… I ran… He's my master, Raven… You don't understand."

Raven was in a rage. "He damn well shouldn't have hurt you like that!"

"Don't talk about him, Raven. He saved me."

"You act like you like him! You hate him because of that reason!"

Celeste felt a fire inside herself and as calmly as she could, she whispered, "Fuck you."

Raven couldn't believe his ears. "What?"

"I said FUCK YOU." Celeste leapt to her feet with a newfound power behind her body. The wounds closed and she was filled with power. Not her own. She knew Vampiro was close and he was seeing through her eyes.

Raven took a step back, almost afraid of her. "Look, just calm down… I didn't…you just… agh, fuck."

Celeste felt a warm, almost… love fill her body and she calmed down. "It's alright."

Kane watched them and he felt a different presence coming in. He knew it was Vampiro. Celeste wouldn't have been able to get up without him helping. The door flew open and Vampiro was waiting.

Raven and Kane were ready to jump and attack, but Celeste held up her hand. "Don't guys." She walked towards Vampiro and she stood before him, her eyes searching his. He opened his mouth to speak, but Celeste put a finger over his mouth. She had to know. She had to know everything. She searched through him, carefully finding everything. Everything he thought about her.

Then she leaned up and pressed her mouth to his, silently adding into his mind, I love you, Ian.

Raven and Kane looked at each other, knowing they were both thinking the same thing. Vampiro must die.

TBC…

A/N: MWAHAHAHHAHAHA… I love this story. It's like my baby. SO yeah-- Friday I go on vacation so nothing more until probably the 9th-10th area. Uhhhh thanks to:

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Anyways, so yeah…. Have fun and REVIEW FOR THE LOVE OF FUCKING CHRIST!

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