-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Perfect Crescent, Chapter 2

She was afraid of me, I thought, still in shock. And still, she resisted me...Never...has a person had a will strong enough to refuse my allure. How can this be so? But then again, I've had other people resist my charm when they were afraid of me. So why didn't I kill her like the others? Perhaps it was me that resisted to kill her instead of the other way around... but why? Why would I not relish in a kill as sweet as her...?

I didn't need to contemplate the question long. One look at her innocent beauty told me the answer. I loved her. Her eyes of a vast blue ocean and the sunshine that rose above it in rivers of yellow hair. She would be mine. Forever. I would make it so.

I gently took her body into my arms and headed for my home. It was not unusual for me to bring victims home so the guards would question me not.

"Good evening Mr. Pegasus," said a guard, graciously opening the massive front doors of my castle. I nodded, then headed to a room and lay her on the bed with great care. It had been a few hours, so I knew she would wake soon after most of her blood cells had been made to make up for the lost ones.

"Cecelia, sweet Cecelia. You will make a lovely vampiress," I spoke as my fingers traced the outline of her chin. Her eyes opened uncertainly as she blinked in confusion.

"W-where am I?" she asked, squinting in the dim light. Her eyes fell upon me and widened fearfully. "Oh my God..." she backed away from me; her eyes darting around the room for some kind of an escape. I could hear her thoughts clearly in my mind, and they pained me. 'Oh God, this can't be happening...I'm going to die. Oh please no!' The words were not new to me. I had heard the same thing with nearly every victim, but hearing them from her was somehow different. I didn't want her to be afraid of me. I wanted her to love me, as I did, her.

"Don't be afraid," I consoled her. "I'm not going to kill you, my sweet Cecelia." She shuddered from the touch of my cold fingers, her eyes filled with terror, like a deer in the headlights.

"Instead you'll be forever young, forever mine..." I lapped at the wound I had caused earlier, pinning her arms down so she could not struggle. How I loved the taste of her, the coppery innocence that filled me with a mixture of desire and fascination. Desire for her to be my angel of darkness and fascination of how fragile and perfect she was. And how loved her fragrance, of light powder and a few sprays of expensive orange blossom perfume. And her eyes, deep pools of aqua terror. The eyes that made me feel like the dark predator I was at heart, and the eyes that made me feel ashamed for it.

"Stop it!" she shouted, pushing me away from her as forcefully as she could. She was still weak from the blood I had taken from her.

"Please somebody! Help me!" Tears poured out of her desperate eyes as fury coursed through my body. My predator instinct kicked in. I wanted to take her, but the urge could not override my reason. I had to let her live if she was to be my dark bride.

I bit the skin of my wrist hastily. "Drink," I commanded her as I put the blood to her mouth. I could hear her conflicting emotions and logic in my head, and I smiled. She was hesitant but also wanted it.

"No!" she cried out, knocking my hand away. "No! No! No! No..." her words faltered into uncontrollable sobbing. I reached out to her but retracted my arm as I saw her trembling. I would have to wait to make her my queen, but I was patient. After all, I had an eternity.

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From the Author to you....

Ah, I must thank my reviewers for ummm...reviewing, and I'd like to tell CPegasus that I don't think you'll be disappionted in the chapters to come though this story starts off sort of weird and throws you in it so fast.

As to where I got the inspiration for this story...I guess I was just sort of intrigued by Pegasus' behavoirs and mannerisms. He just has this personality that is perfect for that of an immortal, so I wrote his story from both sides, light and dark.

Also, just to make sure you know (though I know few people ever read author notes), in this story, every chapter will switch P.O.V.'s (Point of Views) from Cecelia to Pegasus. Cecelia will be saying her story every odd chapter, and Pegasus the evens. Don't want anyone getting confused about that... Keep reviewing out there peoples, thanks a bunch!

Oh, and I won't be updating July 2-5, because I will be at the anime expo in California!