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Chapter 10: The Days Continue

§Anetka's POV§

The wind quietly blew through the blackout curtains of Anetka's room, where she lay awake in bed, gazing at her true love in her arms. Anetka knew that Rafael wouldn't wake up for a while yet and so she took that advantage to herself. The fight they had last night was pretty horrible, yet at the same time it helped them grow closer. They needed to grow from the past and try to move on and learn from their mistakes. Anetka had learned that way before Rafe had, but he learned it for her and through her. And that makes all the difference. Anetka silently has possible, climbed out of bed and went to her window. The sun was just starting to rise and the horizon was a beautiful orange-yellow with a little bit of pink and purple mixed into it. The sunrises and sunsets were her favorite times of the day; she watched them every time she could. The moving and shifting of the bed snapped her out of dreamland. Rafael had rolled over trying to get closer to her, but realized she had gotten out of bed already. Anetka quickly ran back into his arms.

"Hey beautiful! What were you doing at the window?" Rafael asked.

"Oh, I woke up a few minutes ago and I started thinking how lucky I am. I ended up by the window because the sun was coming up and I love sunrises." Anetka smiled.

"Well, as long as you're happy, then I am happy as well!" Rafael leaned in to kiss her.

"Anyway, I have a few hours before I have to go collect William from school-so whatever will we do in the meantime!?!" Anetka said playfully after the kiss.

"Why do you have to collect William?" Rafael questioned, with confusion written all over his face.

"Aubrey wants to see about him-he said the way I described his aura, it sounded a lot like Jessica's." Anetka replied.

"Well, how about I go with you then!"

"Awesome!"

Anetka and Rafael spent all day in their room, making up for lost time. Anetka felt like the luckiest girl in the whole world all afternoon long!

Around 2:30 in the afternoon, Anetka and Rafael found themselves at the high school, waiting for William.

"Anetka! Where have you been all day?" William asked, coming up from behind her.

"William, I would like you to meet my boyfriend, Rafael." When William acknowledged Rafael, she continued, "The reason I didn't come to school today will have to wait until later. I need to tell you something very important right now. Will, I am a vampire and so is Rafe. In fact, he is my sire, the one who turned me. I know this little bit sudden, but you have to believe me!" Anetka said, cautiously. William was just staring at Anetka, trying to comprehend what he was hearing.

"William, do you believe me?" Anetka asked.

"Yea, I actually do believe you-something in me is telling me that I should. It's weird!" William said in reply.

"Will, I am going to teleport you to a night club; just don't move." Anetka advised him. Anetka teleported him to Las Noches and Rafael went with him. Anetka followed behind quickly.

"Where am I?" William asked as soon as all three of them were present.

"William, Welcome to Las Noches!" A voice behind them said. They all turned around, but found no one was there.'

"Aubrey, get your ass out here!"

"Fine, if you insist!" Aubrey said as he appeared.

"William, this is Aubrey-he will explain what's going on." Anetka informed him.

It took Aubrey most of the afternoon and evening to catch him up on everything. And she was right about his dark aura. Anetka and Rafael sat at the bar, chatting with Risika and Jessica. It was nice to just chit-chat with friends without having a worry in your head.

Surprisingly, William wasn't even that shocked at all. In fact, he was taking in everything like he had heard it all before.

"I knew there were different creatures in this world besides humans. I just didn't tell anyone about that belief." William told everyone. As soon as William was done speaking, a figure appeared in the room.

"Hey Kenosha! What brings you here?" Anetka asked.

"I just felt that Rafael was here and I just wanted to speak to him is all. And Ane, why are you in the same room with Rafe and you guys are not arguing, yet cuddling?" Kenosha curiously asked.

"Didn't you hear? Me and Rafe are an item now!" Anetka said with a playful smile.

"That's a shock! I now owe Angel 20 bucks. Anyway, so who is this guy?"

"Are you making bets now? Why am I not surprised!?" Rafael commented.

"Kenosha, this is William."

"He's human; why are you telling this human about us?" Kenosha asked.

"He has a similar aura like Jessica's; Anetka wanted me to check him out, so that is what I am doing." Aubrey replied.

"So, what did you need to talk to me about, Kenosha?" Rafael asked.

"Kamet and Ice sent me to fetch you; they need to speak to you about something or another." Kenosha finally answered.

"Is Kamet still mad at me for disappearing in the middle of our conversation? Because if he is, just tell him I meant to do that!" Rafael said with an evil smirk on his face.

"They're not pleased with you or your actions!"

"What actions are they not pleased with? Is it the fact that I finally have my soul mate at my side? Because I don't find that shameful!" Rafael exclaimed stridently. He was now up out of his chair, striding across the room, straight at Kenosha.

"Brother, do not kill the messenger; it is not me who is not pleased. In fact I just now found out about you and Ane. I do not disagree with whoever you desire to love; it's not my place to judge." Kenosha pleaded as he tried to calm down Rafael while backing up into a corner. Anetka was now up out of her chair, running toward her love. She got in front of Rafael and pushed him back as far as she could, away from Kenosha.

"Rafe, sweetie, calm down. Do not blame your brother for any of this. He does not intend any harm. He is just delivering a message from Ice and Kamet." Anetka calmly appealed to Rafael. Rafael backs away, with his hands in the air as a sign of peace.

"They just told me to come and get you. They want you there now!" Kenosha said after he recovered.

"Fine!" Rafael said to Kenosha. "I'll meet you back at your place soon!" Rafael then said to Anetka.

§Rafael's POV§

Rafael was more than just a little ticked off—he had passed that stage already! What he couldn't understand was why those two would be angry with him. It takes more just disappearing from a conversation to get Kamet angry. If it wouldn't have been for Ane, he might have beaten his brother up real bad!

"Ok you two, what did I do wrong now?" Rafael shouted as loud as he could when he got to Black Rose.

"Rafe, it is nice of you to join us. Please take a seat. I think you already know Kathrine." Kamet gestured toward the girl to the left of him.

"Answer my question, NOW!!!" Rafe shouted again with anger pouring out of his mouth with his words.

"Shut your mouth, fledging! I will be the one asking the questions here! Now, answer me this. Why have you turned your back on your family?" Kamet demanded of him in a surprisingly calm voice.

"How dare you accuse me of such a crime? What have I done for you to think I have?" Rafe questioned, not calming down in the least.

"I've done the same thing with you that you've done with Anetka. I kept you away from your own heart's desire. I turned Kathrine for you, childe. I saw love in your eyes that night long ago. Love was still there a few days ago at the bash. And you go and ruin what I have done. Kathrine is meant for you, childe." Kamet quietly explained.

"My eyes may have been filled with love for Kathrine over five hundred years ago, but not at the bash; not anymore. What you might have seen was curiosity or admiration, but it wasn't love. My love goes to Ane and only to her. Nothing can stand my way of loving Ane, not anymore! If that is the only 'crime' I have committed, then I will go before I do or say something I will regret later. Leave Ane alone and I don't want to have this conversation again!" Rafael advised Kamet and Kathrine before he went back to his love.

Rafael couldn't believe that that is what Kamet was mad at; over something as stupid as that. Everyone had free will whether they were a vampire, shape shifter, witch, or even a human. I can and will choose who I love; no one can choose for me!! He might have loved Kathrine at one point in his life, but not anymore. Anetka was his lover now and nothing or no one can stand in his way.

Rafael felt a different aura the moment he arrived in Anetka's house. The intruder had been in the house not that long ago. The scariest thing was that he couldn't feel Anetka. He searched the entire house, but there was no sign of her. He went to his house to see if she went there, but she wasn't there either. His biggest fear had come true—they took Anetka away from him!

He teleported himself to Las Noches as quickly as possible. He was going to get Ane back if it cost him his life. Nothing will ever stand in his way when it comes to his lover!

"That damn bastard took her! He took her away from me! All because I was supposed to love Kathrine! He's taking his anger toward me out on her! You gotta help me, Aubrey! Kenosha, I know you love her like a sister—help me get her back!" Rafael pleaded after he cussed Kamet out.

"Rafe, calm down and then tell us what happened." Aubrey tried to calm his friend down. Rafael proceed to tell them what had all happened after he finally cooled down a little bit. Everyone was as pissed off as Rafael was and they were determined to get Anetka back. They were despising a plan to get her back when a figure stepped inside the door of the club.

"What happened to me? What have you done?" the figure asked.

§A/N: Don't ya'll hate me?!? Don't worry tho; I have lots of ideas for the sequel! God, I never thought I'd get this far! Anywho, I just started this other fanfic a few days ago and I might put that up for ya'll to read before I put up the sequel. The new fic might have Kaleo, or Nik, or Kris in it; I don't know yet—still on first chappie! if you want a specific guy vampire in it from one of Amelia's books, just tell me and i'll probably put him in the new story! Just review once you are done reading this and I will love you forever! It helps both of us in the long run b/c the more reviews the less time it takes me to write!! (hehehe!) ---JCS§ PS: i'm thinking of deleting Compromise b/c after i had gone back and read, i realized it sux! so far, chapter 2 of that story sux too; so i just thought i'd tell u that!