FASH: Hello my fellow fanfiction goers, how are you this lovely day Starts to pour ....Hmm, what a pity. Owl flies in the room ...I like the movie Labyrinth. Anyways, getting off topic there, I hope you enjoy this next installment of Dark Love! There's a little surprise in this chapter. I'm not to sure many people will like the surprise, but it worked out in the end of the chapter.

Disclaimer: We have gone over this, I don't own it, I only own my OCs. (Duh!)

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Once Cho arrived home she saw her mother was not-so-discreetly looking out of the front window, Cho sighed. 'Why can't mother accept the fact that her little girl is all grown up?' She asked herself mentally, but Cho knew that no matter how old she got, her mother would never give her up, and she would forever try and preserve her in a child like state, so that she could always be mommies little girl. Cho sighed again, but smiled. 'I suppose all parents are over protective f their young ones, it's just that some are more so than others.'

"See you later guys." She said, but before she could turn around, Sanquinex grabbed her wrist, and brought his face down to hers, not touching, but very close.

"If you're doing this just to spite my mother. I think its working." Cho said, Sanquinex grinned.

"That's not the only reason I'm doing this." Sanquinex brought his lips down on hers, and Cho was almost positive that her mother was going to faint. When they broke apart they blushed from the cat calls and wolf whistles thrown at them by the females portion of the group.

"Bye." Cho said softly as she gazed into Sanquinex's blood red eyes, then turned around, going into her house.

Once Sanquinex rejoined the group he was given appraising looks by the girls. "What?"

"I never thought I'd see the day Cho was kissed, let alone like that, Sanquinex, you, are my idol." Blaze said, the other two girls looked at her oddly, but nodded as well.

Sanquinex just smiled and as they walked away took one last glance at Cho's house. 'My love, my feelings for you will forever remain in tacked.'

Once again the boys walked their significant others home, while Sanquinex walked alone. He tiredly entered the apartment and went to his room, it was totally black, black wall, black bed, black dresser, the only thing that wasn't black was a framed picture. The picture Kohana took of Sanquinex and Cho before they had become a couple, it hung over the head of his bed and he would often just stare at it, a goofy grin on his face at the thought of him and Cho. Suddenly he felt weaker. 'I need to feed tonight.' He prepared to go out, leaving the others a note, a habit now since the incident Cho freaked out because she didn't know when they'd be back from the Eiffel tower.

Hours later at the Cere residence, Cho was having a nightmare, she tossed and turned frequently, muttering, tears streaming down her cheeks. Finally her eyes snapped open and she screamed. "SANQUINEX!" Cho realizing it was just a dream, began to recover, but what a horrible dream it was, people with wooden stakes and torches were running after Sanquinex, she tried to reach out, to call to him, but the crowd pulled him in, and as they surrounded him he looked straight into her eyes and mouthed I love you. Then she woke up.

Even though she knew it just a dream she had to go to him, to Sanquinex, if not for assurance, and then to be comforted by him, in his warm loving embrace. Cho quickly put her house coat (dressing gown) on over her green pajamas and silently walked down the stairs, opened the door, and ran out into the night.

She was almost to the apartment, when a chilling voice came from behind her. "Oi, what's a pretty thing doing out here at this time o' night?" Cho slowly turned to see two, rather drunk, men. "I don't know, but perhaps we could get some fun out 'o dis situation." The other said. Cho's eyes widened as she realized what they were going to try and attempt, but before she could run away their hands grabbed her and pulled her into a dark alleyway, but before they could silence her she cried out unto the night. "SANQUINEX!"

From not to far away Sanquinex's head snapped up, he had finished feeding and was now back to full strength, and he had heard Cho scream out his name in fear. 'I'm coming Cho!' He thought as he quickly raced toward where the scream originated from.

Cho was thrown against the stone wall, the contact of the brick to her skull made her see stars, but she couldn't fully recover as one of the men slapped her. She bit back a yell, she wouldn't give them the satisfaction of knowing how much that really hurt, but she still couldn't hold back the tears.

"A pretty thing such as you shouldn't be crying." The drunkard said as he wiped away her tears, this made Cho even more afraid. "So why don't you enjoy it, I know I will." The man smirked and Cho began fighting back, struggling, clawing, kicking, but it didn't seem to do any good. 'Oh God. Sanquinex, if you can hear me save me.' She felt herself loosing consciousness. "Sanquinex as all she uttered before she went totally limp.

"Hehehe. We got 'er now." The drunkards chuckled, but hen they heard something behind them, and they turned to see a man come out from the shadows, they couldn't see his face because of his hood, but they saw his eyes, they were glowing blood red.

"Uhhhh. Boss." Oh said to the other. "What do we do?"

The boss was a fairly stupid man and didn't see the danger, or he murderous intent in the dark man's eyes. "So you want some of her to eh? Well you'll have to wait your turn." He said smugly, that caused Sanquinex to snap. 'Yes, I shall enjoy seeing them suffocate and drown in a pool of their own blood.' Sanquinex used his super human abilities and lunged at the man holding his precious. "YOU DARE DO SUCH HORRORS TO MY CHOSEN ONE!" Sanquinex viciously punched the man, who flew back, Cho flying up into the air; Sanquinex caught her within ease and glared at the one man left, and said in a deadly quiet tone. "You dare try and harm, to rape my love!" His voice began to rise steadily and a black aurora began to form around him, the shadows themselves joining in. The man was now shaking against a wall. Sanquinex used his might to manipulate the shadows, then the darkness lunged forward at the man, knocking him out.

Sanquinex's eyes dimmed in their glow, and he looked down at Cho's bruised face, then he felt something on the back of her head, hi moved his hand and saw her blood, Cho's blood, his future mate's blood. He looked at the two men. 'If murder were not a crime, they would have died the moment I got here.' He thought of going to his own apartment to take care of her, but then thought against it. 'Her mother will be worried.' And only with the thought that Cho needed medical attention in mind he ran as fast as he could to her house.

Mrs. Cere was roused from her sleep by a constant loud knocking on her door, she glanced over at the clock. 'Who ever this is had better have a good reason for getting me up at one in the morning.' She went down stairs and opened the door, ready to yell at the person for disturbing her rest, until she noticed her own little girl in the cloaked one's arms. "WHAT HAPPENED?" She practically screeched, causing the cloaked one to wince. "I'll tell you after we have attended to her wounds." 'That voice, I know that voice.' The cloaked person took off his hood, showing the troubled face of Sanquinex.

"Come in and hurry, I must take a look at her injuries.' Mrs. Cere said hurriedly and Sanquinex came in. Mrs. Cere quickly rushed upstairs to her room. "Lay her on the bed, I'll be right back." She said and she left the room, most likely in search of ointments and other things to help the healing process.

Sanquinex gently took Cho's hand in his and stroked it softly. 'How could you be so foolish as to go out in the middle of the night with no one to protect you? What if something had happened to you?' He kissed the back of her hand a whispered. "I don't what I would do with out you Cho."

Mrs. Cere had come back, but watched for a little while, she saw Sanquinex kiss the back of he daughters hand. 'Just like a gentleman.' And she heard his small confession. Her eyes softened, this boy may have had faults, but all boys do, and he must truly love her little girl. 'Maybe it's time I give my baby up.' She thought as she looked at the couple. 'But know this Cho, no matter what, you'll always be my little girl.'

"Let's get to work." She said as she entered the room surveying her child's appearance, it didn't take a genius to figure out what almost happened, Cho's house coat seemed as if it had been ripped to try and come off. And she hand a horrible bruise forming on the side of her face, a giant hand mark, and Mrs. Cere was horrified to find some of her daughter's hair to be matted with blood, but she and Sanquinex worked through the night, till day break.

Mrs. Cere leaned back and surveyed their hard work; Cho would need time to heal, just a few days, about a week or so for that large bruise, but she was thankful, that Cho was now safe, back in her mothers warm embrace, she looked at Sanquinex, who seemed enthralled by her daughter, she had him to thank for bringing her back, for saving her little girl. "Sanquinex." She called to him, he looked up, and he didn't seem tired at all, as if he didn't need sleep. "Thank you for bringing my baby back to me safely." She went over and hugged the boy. Glancing at the clock she mentally thanked God she didn't have to work on Sundays. It was already six in the morning.

Sanquinex seemed to notice the tired look in her eyes. "I'll take Cho to her room." He gently picked her up, a I she were made of glass Mrs. Cere noted, slightly amused. "Just go down the hallway, you can't miss it." Sanqunex wondered what she meant, but he mystery was quickly solved when he saw a green door, green was Cho's favorite colour, and in a deeper shade of green the door proudly stated GREENPEACE. Sanquinex smiled slightly and opened the door, it was much like he expected it would be, a lot like his room, except instead of all black it was all green, and by the window was a variety a plants in full bloom, beautiful colourful blossoms of blues, purples, pinks and so many more. Sanquinex smiled, but the smile faded as he saw Cho's distressed expression. He laid her down on the bed, facing away from the window, and crawled down behind her, wrapping his arms her delicate frame and pulling her to his chest, he inhaled her sent, it still held some fragrance of her sweet scented blood, but it also smelled, like a forest after the rain. And soon Sanquinex too drifted off to sleep.

FASH: See, it may of seemed horrible at first, but nothing happened AND now Cho's mom trust Sanquinex, what'll happen next, find out next time on Dark Love! And review!