A/N: I want to thank Vamp468 for reviewing my story, and thank you for the ideas. Ok I hoped you guys liked my last chapter, did I surprise you guys at the end or what. Ok I kind of make Merrick sound like a pansy in this chapter but he has an excuse. Ok not back to the story.

Chapter 5

Merrick's POV

"Cole?" She sounded upset and she stared at him as if she were going to attack him, like some wild cat that's looking for its prey.

"Hey," He was now wearing a red tank top, which clung to him, like he had just come out of water.

"When did you guys start to… have…feelings for each other?" She asked looking at Cole but Cole was staring at me with his brown eyes.

'What is it with me and people with brown eyes? They are all I go after, oh that sounded bad, I've only dated two. Get a hold of yourself Merrick, who cares about the eyes, look at his body.'

"Merrick," I looked up to see Cole still staring at me, "you want to help me out here, or do you want me to continuing answering all of questions."

"Oh sorry, what was the question," I asked Shayla but I couldn't keep my eyes off Cole.

"How long have you guys had feelings for each other?"

"About three weeks give or take."

"You've been keeping this for three weeks; you've been dating him for three weeks!"

"Shayla what's the big deal?"

"WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL! I tell you what the big deal is," She walked closer to me with a look on her face that I had never seen before. "For three weeks I believed that you loved me."

"Shayla, look I'm sorry but I've loved for so long, I've just grown apart from you."

"But you've grown closer to Cole?"

"I understand what he's gone through Princess," I looked over to Cole, who had finally spoken up. "I understand all the pain he has gone through, all the loss he has endured."

"You understand him, tell me something Cole, has he told you about what happened to his sister, how she died?"

"Shayla, don't," I looked at her, hoping that she wouldn't tell him.

"What are you talking about?"

"He doesn't need to know Shayla," I said looking over at Cole.

"Tell him Merrick, tell how your sister died."

I looked at Cole, and then to the ground as I told him what happened all those years ago.

"It happened on a sunny day as me and my sister walked down the path to our house. We were talking about her new job working in the fields picking grain for the owner. I told her I was training to become a knight, to protect the Princess. When we got to the house, our mother greeted us and asked Vitaline if she would help make the dinner. My father was now a retired guard, he used to serve the King and Queen, helping protect their palace from all harm. My father had gotten a temper ever since he retired; he had seen many people die on the battle field. Somehow I felt sorry for him, but I knew if I told him that I would get hit. My father was always abusive, when we were younger; if we ever got in trouble my father would hit us over and over. I learned to escape punishment by hiding it from him, but when my sister would get in trouble she got it worse. I always tried to take the blame off her; I never wanted her to get hurt." I stopped my voice breaking up as tears started to make their way down my face. I saw him walk over and sit down next to me, placing his arm on my shoulders. He pulled me close to him and I let him embrace me.

"It's ok Merrick," He told me quietly, his voice was deep and loving. "You don't have to tell me the rest; I understand why you didn't tell me."

Cole's POV

I let him cry in my arms for as long as he needed. 'Why would she make him relive that? God how do I help him get through this? I keep telling him it's ok but the truth is he's reliving his sisters death it shouldn't be ok. I love him so much but I don't know how I can help him.' I had told Shayla to leave us, she didn't want to but I wouldn't stop glaring at her until she left. Once she was gone Merrick looked up at me, his once greenish/gray eyes were no longer that color, they looked darker. I kissed him on the lips and waited for him to kiss me back. He pulled away and stood up, I followed his every move. I followed him down a path to a cave, it was a big cave and wasn't dark like most caves. It was lit by a small light coming from the top of the cave. I watched as Merrick walked over to the fire pit and lit it. I walked over to him and kissed him again, we pulled apart for only a few seconds, I took of his shirt and he took off mine.

"To bad we don't have any whip cream," Merrick looked up at me with a smile and I kissed him again.

A/N: Ok that's the end of the 5th chapter, what did you think. Was it good? I just had to add the whip cream in there and yes I do realize that Merrick has his own place on Earth but I didn't feel like bringing them down to Earth so they found a cave instead. Till next time. REVIEW PLEASE!