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Chapter Eight: Changes and Past Returns

§Rafael's POV§

Rafael lifted his head up from Anetka's chest. He stood up and started to pace. He was afraid to look into her eyes. He didn't want to cause her any pain, if he could help it. He didn't mean to bring that night up, but he did.

"I remember smelling smoke even before I got home. My house was in flames; I didn't understand it. Then you appeared out of nowhere. I was so confused. From the moment I went limp in your arms to the time I woke up, I don't remember anything. I woke up drinking your blood. I remember everything after that. But Slasher told me something I don't understand. He said that he sat outside my room for a month before he finally thought about turning me. He said that you took me away from him. What was he talking about, Rafe?" Rafael didn't want to get into this. There was a long story behind him turning Anetka. 'How can I tell her?'

"Ane, there is something important that I have to tell you. Before you kick me out, just hear me out. Slasher wasn't lying when he told you that. Slasher and I have a lot of history. You see, about one hundred years after I sired Dawn, she met him. She fell in love with him at first site. So, she ended up turning him. I never liked him; we never got along. But as long as my sister is happy, then I'm happy for her. Kenosha had been long gone by then. I left those two to go seek out my brother. A few years after I had caught up with him, I found out that not only had Slasher broken up with Dawn, but tried to kill her. If it wasn't for Ice, she would not walk this earth today. But anyway, I didn't do anything to him for a few hundred years. A month before I turned you, Ice informed me that Slasher had his eye on you and was probably planning to turn you. That was the perfect opportunity for me to get pay back on Slasher. So, I turned you before he could. You're beautiful Anetka!" Rafael watched as Anetka's eyes widened in surprise to his reason for turning her.

"So, I was just an opportunity for payback!? That explains a lot of things. But why did you have to lie to me?" Anetka was up and pacing around the room, yelling at him.

"Ane, I'm not lying when I tell you that I love you. If I didn't care about you, I wouldn't have just had a melt down! If I didn't care, I would not have asked Kenosha to take care and look out for you! You remember the words I whispered earlier?" Rafael asked once he had calmed down.

"Yea, what about them?"

"Our kind only says those words when they turn the human they love into one of us. Only the humans that are truly loved by a vampire hear those words." Rafael couldn't look into Anetka's eyes. He was scared by what he might see in them. But what he saw when he looked into them, surprised him. He expected hatred, denial, or even disgust. But he didn't expect to see passion, thoughtfulness, and especially not love. But that scared him though too.

"Why those words? What do they mean?" Anetka curiously asked.

"I didn't hear those words when I got turned. Dawn said them to Slasher right before he got turned. Those words have a hidden meaning behind them. You should get the 'blood to blood, life for life' part; no hidden meaning there. But the rest, it refers to the fact that a vampire loves a human so much, that he wants to darken their light. The vampire is willing to love them for eternity. I still am, but it doesn't always work out that way. Look at Dawn and Slasher for example. But the point is that I have only said those words to you and I still mean them." Rafael finished.

"But I still don't understand how, though." Anetka walked up to him. "How can you still love me?" Rafael cupped her chin in his hand.

"Because you care. You're beautiful Ane. You are so easy to love. You don't take shit from me or anyone else; you never have. You live by no one's rules. You're still my light in this darkness." Rafael slowly moved to kiss Anetka. To his surprise, she didn't stop him. The kiss grew more passionate. Anetka pushed Rafael back toward the bed until he was laying flat on his back on the bed. Anetka slowly crawled on top of him. She ripped his shirt off and threw it somewhere in the room. She leaned down and kissed him again. Passion and lust had taken over her, but he didn't complain. Rafael slowly lifted her shirt over her head. Soon enough, clothes were thrown across the room and Rafael and Anetka were making love like they never had before.

The next morning, the sun shown brightly through the black curtains of Anetka's room. Anetka had her head resting on Rafael's chest. His arm was wrapped around her waist. Rafael slept very little during the night. He loved to watch Anetka sleep. 'She's an angel!'

§Anetka's POV§

A few hours after dawn, Anetka slowly opened her eyes. She looked around at her surroundings. Somehow during the night, the bed had been made down. She really didn't remember that part. But she did remember what had happened between her and Rafael, and she wasn't sorry it happened either!

"Mornin' luv!" she heard Rafael say right before he kissed her on the forehead. She smiled up at him.

"Hi sweetie!" Anetka replied. Anetka could see the confusion in Rafael's eyes. 'I should probably explain!'

"Rafe, I…"

"Don't speak. Let's not ruin this moment. We're finally at peace, pet." Rafael interrupted her. Anetka didn't want to ruin this moment either, but she felt she needed to tell him what he meant to her.

"Rafe, just listen to me for a few minutes; it's nothing bad!" Anetka persisted.

"Ok fine, continue then." Rafael replied. Anetka lifted her head from Rafael's chest, so she could look at him.

"Do you remember our fight yesterday morning?" When he nodded, she continued. "Well, I thought I could stay pissed at you, but I just couldn't. The harder I tried to be pissed, the harder it was to find reasons to be mad. If it wasn't because of you, I would be with Slasher right now. And to tell you the truth, I'm glad that I am here with you right now!" Anetka finished with a smile. Rafael just leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. A few seconds after that, the famous Havoc appeared.

"What are you doing her, Havoc?" Anetka asked, as she turned her head from Rafael to Havoc.

"I just came for a visit, is all!" Havoc said, walking from the doorway to the edge of the bed. "You must be Rafael; Kenosha told me you would probably be here, with Ane."

"Anetka, you know who this is?" Rafael asked, possessively.

"Havoc? Yea, he's my ex-boyfriend. What do you want, Hav?" Anetka asked, getting annoyed.

Before Havoc got a chance to speak, Rafael spoke up, "Ane, you went out with him? Do you know that he is the worst to go out with? He's older than me and he's also Slasher's best bud!"

"Sweetie, it was a long time ago; when I was young and didn't know any better. You need to calm down; I'm not with him anymore. Now Hav, what do you want?" Anetka asked Havoc after reassuring Rafael.

"Just came to chit-chat. When are you free from this annoying pest?" Havoc innocently asked.

"How about…NEVER!! Havoc, I'm with Rafe now. I don't know what kinda shit is between you two, but let it go! I am my own person that can make her own decisions!" Anetka angrily exclaimed.

"When you come to your senses, let me now!" Havoc stated, before he disappeared. Anetka let out a heavy sigh of unneeded breath.

"Anetka, did Kenosha know you went out with him?" Rafael angrily questioned as soon as he left.

"No, it was a secret relationship. Kenosha warned me about him; told me not to mess with him. What is the history between you two anyway?" Anetka calmly asked

"He got turned before Slasher; around 500 years before. I ran into Slasher a few years after he broke my sister's heart. Havoc was with him. They caused a lot of trouble; hint his name. He turned innocent girls just because he loved the power, the glory. They were his followers. See, he is a direct fledging of Metallic, as we know as our lines starter—very powerful. Even he got fed up with him. He sent him out into this world to get away from him. Ice and Kamet can't stand him. Only his followers and Slasher can put up with him. He was putting the moves on my sister after Slasher. She actually wanted to go out with him, but I stopped her. I beat him up so bad, that if he didn't get enough blood in him in 5 minutes, he could have died, for good. He obviously lived! I hadn't seen him since then. Why did you go out with him anyway?" Rafael asked after he finished up the history lesson.

"He was wild and spontaneous. I was young and naïve, as I said earlier. Ice knew about it, but surprisingly, he didn't tell Kenosha. He was my first. I had a couple of boyfriends after that, but I didn't go as far as I did with Havoc, with the exception of Slasher, twice. That was kinda recent though. A month before you showed up and a few days ago, but you probably didn't want to know that! I'll shut up now!" Anetka commented as she realized she was ranting.

§A/N: As I said earlier, I got writer's block. And I'm sooo sorry! It won't happen again! (And now I'm lying) lol! Ne wayz, plz review, I would really appreciate it! Thanx! JCS§