A/n: hehe, can't think of anything important to say.

She Decides

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She woke with a start and couldn't stop the scream of terror that ripped from her lungs.

A startled Malik sat up and only succeeded in scaring her more by resting his hand on her shoulder.

She screamed again and stood, turning to face him and put her hand to her neck but again she felt nothing.

"What are you doing to me!"

He stood and started to walk toward her but she put her hand out and stepped back, trying to breath normally again.

"Just don't come near me!"

He looked hurt.

"Anzu, I don't understand. What did I do? Did I hurt you?"

She covered her face and sank to her knees with a sob.

"I don't know what's wrong with me!"

He knelt down in front of her and took one of her hands away from her face.

"Maybe if you tell me what these nightmares are about, they'll stop."

She looked up at him, the caution of a swan in her eyes.

In that moment that's what she felt like.

A helpless, frightened bird, cornered by a large animal ready to strike.

"No, I've got to calm down. What's the matter with me?"

He smoothed her hair behind her ear and looked into her eyes.

"Please tell me what's wrong Anzu…I'll try to make it better."

She looked into his eyes.

"It's ridiculous but I'm so scared, look at me I'm shaking. I dreamed twice now that you've bitten me."

He looked shocked.

"Bitten you? Like a vampire? Anzu, I assure you these are just strange dreams you're having. You fell asleep about three hours ago and I was falling asleep so I thought we'd just lay together on the couch. Maybe I should take you home."

She shook her head as tears slid from her eyes.

"I don't want to be alone."

He pulled her closer and she held tightly to him as he picked her up and carried her into his room.

She looked up at him as he set her on the bed.

"Malik…did you…"

He shook his head.

"I'm a gentleman Anzu, you asked me not to kiss you like that again, I keep my word."

She nodded, giving a sigh as she closed her stinging eyes.

He laid beside her and wrapped his arm around her waist.

As she fell asleep again, he whispered to her.

"I still think I love you Anzu."

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When she woke again at noon he was sound asleep, still holding her closely.

Sunlight washed the room through rose tinted windows that cast everything in a light pink.

This seemed to settle her mind and she felt much better.

She mentally slapped herself for forgetting that he had dinner with her, a big steak at that.

She walked into the kitchen, deciding that she would make it up to him for being weird by cooking him breakfast.

The only things there were eggs, milk, jam, and peanut butter.

So she began.

She jumped and turned as she heard his voice behind her.

"Sleep well?"

She smiled and nodded.

"I'm really sorry."

He smiled warmly and shook his head.

"It's okay. I understand. Maybe a goth club wasn't the best place to have a first date. But you have to admit, I'd make a pretty sexy vampire."

She giggled and nodded, turning back to the stove and turning it on.

"I suppose so."

She listened to his footsteps come closer until he wrapped his arms around her waist and gently kissing her ear, whispering softly.

"What if I was a vampire? What would you do?"

She took a shuddering breath.

" I don't know, I've never believed in vampires."

He reached up and turned the stove off, pulled her back.

"If you could be a vampire, would you want to? One that lives like a normal human, but needs both food and blood…sunlight and moonlight…a master and slave? Would you want to be seduced?"

She froze.

Was he serious?

Fear crept through her and she pulled away from him.

"That's not funny."

He closed his eyes and took a step forward.

"What if it was me? Would you let me seduce you? Or would you run away? I'm asking if you want to stay with me. Come back to Egypt with me."

She took another step back but tripped over the coffee table.

Before she knew what had happened he caught her, yet he never opened his eyes.

"You're serious aren't you? But you ate and were out in the sun…weren't you?"

He nodded and when he opened his eyes they were glowing purple.

"I found that other than just blood, I could eat foods with high protein…steak, eggs, peanut butter. Because of that the sun is less damaging, dusk and dawn are the only times I can be in it directly. I have bitten you twice, now you have until midnight to decide. If you deny me you will never see me again. I just want you to know that I love you."

She closed her eyes, afraid to look into his.

"And if I say yes?"

He smiled and brushed his finger across her cheek.

"I'll be more gentle…I'll take you away. I'll love you forever. Please say yes Anzu. I've been so lonely without you."

She looked into his eyes again.

"What did you do to me last night? Why don't I have any wounds?"

He shook his head.

"They heal quickly. I did not kiss you however, after you asked me not to."

He let go of her and started to walk away but she took his wrist.

"Make me say yes Malik."

He shook his head.

" I will not force you into this life Anzu. It has pleasure and pain. Sorrow and ecstasy beyond human understanding…but it must be your choice. You have to take the bad with the good and you have to do it of your own free will. I'm going to leave you alone now. I want you to think very hard about this and no matter your answer, find me on the roof tonight at midnight."

She only watched him vanish before her eyes and sat on the couch, wondering what her answer would be.

Just outside the door, Malik clutched the gun, loaded with a single silver bullet. 'If I can't live for you my sweet Anzu…than I will not live at all.'

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The rest of the day went by quickly.

She sat alone at the table in the kitchen, staring at the moon through the window with a soft smile.

She'd made her decision…she was going to give in.

She looked up as the clock sounded twelve.

She slowly stood and walked out of the apartment.

She could feel him above her and instinctively found the staircase leading to the roof.

She stepped out into the moonlight and looked around.

He wasn't there, had she imagined him?

But there was a circle of candles with a crystal goblet in the middle.

She knew the liquid inside to be his blood.

She stepped into the circle and looked around.

No more was she on the roof in a city that didn't sleep, but in the middle of a desert.

No more was she wearing a short black skirt and matching tank, but now wore a sapphire satin formal gown.

She looked up as she saw a light flash in the sky.

Malik gracefully descended in front of her, never opening his eyes.

"You have made your choice…what is it to be?"

She reached up and gently touched his face, whispering softly.

"I choose…to come with you."

He smiled and looked into her eyes.

"Than close your eyes and don't be afraid."

He wrapped his arms around her tightly and soon they were in the air, twirling amid stars and clouds.

He kissed her softly for a moment and stared into her face.

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

She nodded silently and he closed his eyes, leaning down close to her neck.

"I can't kiss you this time, I'm sorry about how much this will hurt."

She clung tighter to him, preparing for the pain but nothing could.

She felt his sharp eyeteeth penetrate deep into her neck and the silence of the desert was broken by her scream.

She felt him shudder and soon hot tears slipped onto her shoulder.

She lost all control of her body as he drained her.

She wavered on the verge of consciousness and could feel his silent sobs of regret.

A soft moan escaped her lip as she watched the world begin to fade.

She let go of him suddenly, almost passing out, and began to fall.

"Anzu!"

She could barely see him and he descended upon her, catching her just before she hit the ground and held onto her.

He lowered her to the ground and looked into her eyes.

"I need just a little more."

She couldn't speak and almost didn't feel his teeth again enter her neck.

She fought the blackness that threatened to eat her mind and couldn't focus on his face when he looked down at her.

He gently patted her cheek.

"Stay with me Anzu…just a little longer."

He lifted the goblet to her lips.

"Now, drink of my blood and forever be one with me."

She closed her eyes and began to slowly swallow the rusty tasting liquid.

When the goblet had been drained he stood and picked her up, walking out of the candles and returning to the apartment.

He set her on the bed and sat next to her, leaning over her and whispering softly in her ear.

"I love you Anzu."

Somewhere in the swirling abyss that she had fallen into, she smiled and whispered back.

"I love you too Malik."

He gave a soft smile and kissed her.

Standing, he unhooked the gun from his belt where he had hidden it.

He took out the bullet and held it between his fingers, focusing on it and it suddenly exploded into dust.

'I have you at last my love and I will show you an eternity of love.'

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