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Am I Forsaken?

Continuation Five

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Atemu looked at me with his crimson eyes but he soon turned away. He had done this very often all day. It seemed as if he wanted to tell me something but he was afraid to. I could never imagine the thought of Atemu being afraid. It scared me to see him like this. I had to know what was on his mind.

What if it was my fault? What if I did something to upset him? , my thoughts ran through my head.

"Atemu, what's wrong?" I asked him in concern, "If it's something I did please tell me." I told him with slight worry and fear in my eyes and voice.

He only looked at me and smiled.

"Toku... you are not at fault." He said as his body neared mine, "Please don't believe that it would ever be your fault." He said soothingly.

I stared into his eyes still wondering why he was like that.

If it was not because of me then what? What would be eating at him so much? Was it because he was hiding something or was it something else?

"My dear Tokuhana calm down..." Atemu said soothingly again catching my attention.

I looked at him, a smirk across his face.

"You mustn't worry about me so much." He said somewhat slyly, "You wish to know what is 'eating' at me?"

I nodded solemnly. He turned away slightly and lowered his eyelids before he spoke.

"I've been having this emotion that surrounds my heart and it confuses me. From what I am told vampire are not meant to have feelings. Yet I hear something from inside me tell me that this isn't true..."

I had never heard Atemu be so serious before. He seemed to be telling the honest truth.

"You, Tokuhana... You can feel emotions unlike a vampire and it is because you are not completely a vampire. This is a part of you that hasn't changed. I believe it to be the part of you that is angelic and pure..."

Angelic and pure part of me?, I thought to myself.

I didn't understand what Atemu meant but I would listen to him none the less.

"I am beginning to feel an emotion you know so well... I can't control it and something inside me telling me that I don't want to..." He continued as he turned back to face me with certainty in his deep crimson eyes, "I love you Tokuhana..."

My heart stopped. I never imagined Atemu to admit that to me. I felt the same for him but it never occurred to me that he would admit the same...

"What wouldn't you tell me?" I asked him with worry in my voice.

He eyes looked into mine, as if never wanting to look away.

"I think I was afraid to tell you... You look up to me... You would think I was weak..."

"I would never think that!" I told him somewhat angrily, "Atemu, I feel the same way about you... I love you..."I told him as my eyelids lowered.

Atemu took my hand in his, making my eyes open completely. Before I knew what happened his lips were locked with mine. He kissed me with wanting and passion, I wanted this from him. I was ready to fill his need. I kissed him more passionately for I knew that we would become as one...which no two vampires ever have...

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I awoke with the blankets from our bed covering my body and keeping my bare flesh from site. I sat holding the blanket over my breasts. My long black hair was askew over my bare back and shoulders. I looked over at Atemu to see him sleeping soundly.

Even now I knew what was to come. Now... inside my body a child would soon grow and at an abnormal rate. This child would be mine and Atemu's and it would represent our love for one another. I would wake Atemu, but not now...

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