Anna got back home and shut the door to the garage. She quickly put the book on a table in front of the fireplace. The woman lit it up and sat in front of it on a sofa and before she opened the book, she noticed something. A silver rose lied on the table, now glittering in the light of fire. Anna picked it up and looked to it's blossom. It was so delicate and beautiful… A sudden flash of memories rushed through Anna's mind. An ocean, a young moon, a cold sand, a delicate rose and a soft hand holding it. It was so short that Anna didn't even have time to react. She walked to the vase by the window and put it into it where the first rose was. Anna smiled to them. Who could be that idiotic to give me roses? She walked back to the book and started skimming quickly through the pages, looking for the clues. And sure enough there was. It said: The middle part of the story is laid before the eyes of the reader. As you know, the emperor hid the cup away in the forest by the city her lived in, believing, that the borders of it will protect the power from bad hands. In the forest, the mine was drifted, to keep the cup hidden away from all eyes. The guardians of it were only a beginning of whole protecting walls and creature that waits for the seeker. The wisest emperor didn't even put the creatures and walls, but he put a powerful spells protecting the cup. If the seeker decided to look for the source of power, he or she should be one brave soul and have enough mind to rethink of what he's doing, for there waits a painful death to all rotten souls!

Anna leaned back in the sofa. Well, at least there's mentioned that something's actually guarding the cup. She knew she had to find the third book to learn about all difficulties waiting for her in the way of seeking. Anna covered her face in palms and sighed. The sparking fire drew her to sleep, but she didn't plan to. Anna had to go to the headquarters to see how Jake was. The woman leaned over the book again, rereading the text again, searching if she haven't missed anything.

"Found what you were looking for?" a voice emerged from the other side of the room. Anna was expecting him to come. She already understood that Hao didn't like when his things were taken without his permition.

"Yeah. If you want the book, you can take it" Anna said, not even bothering to turn to him when she talked.

"And that's it? You went through just to have that book for about half an hour?" Hao was deeply shocked with such an action.

"I found what I was looking for, so I don't need this book anymore. But if you wouldn't take it, I'll gladly keep it to myself" Hao closed to her, looking to the lines she was reading.

"So you've find out about The Eye of New Destiny? I see now why you wanted this book" he smiled to her and sat by her "this story intrigues many, but not mane are capable to believe in it"

"Meaning?"

"I mean that werewolves are thinking of it as rubbish for children before sleep. I, on the other hand, think that it is true" Anna looked at him.

"Why?" Hao shrugged shoulders.

"Don't know. I just believe in it every since my mother told me about it. And the more I read about it, the more I believe in it"

"You mean you've read the third tome?" Anna confused for a moment.

"No. We were never allowed to read more than there is. And besides, I cannot go to the library as if I was a simple human" Anna nodded.

"True. So can't I. I've read the first tome, but without third we cannot figure out more about the difficulties on the way to cup" Hao looked to her.

"What do you mean 'we'?" Anna rolled her eyes and stood up, walking to the window.

"It's better with you than alone. No one believes in it at my cavern as well. Besides, you could help me, since it's my last hope to…see another ray of sun again" she said the last words with sadness. Hao approached her from behind and hugged her around the waist. Anna froze in his arms, ready to turn around and slap.

"Don't. Please. I like your presence. It keeps me warm" Anna's tenseness disappeared and she relaxed in his arms. You idiot, what are you doing here? You are not supposed to be with this enemy. Make that handsome enemy. Shut up! Anna couldn't decide either she should run away from him, or be with him. None of the options made sense to her. For now, Anna decided to be with him. This can't hurt, can it?

"Why are you here with me anyways?" Anna asked silently, still standing in his embrace.

"I cannot answer this to you. I don't know myself. All I know is that I want to be with you always" Hao sank his face into Anna's hair. Such a familiar scent…Almond and fresh roses…I love it. Hao felt a complete fullness inside, when he felt Anna by his body. It was as if they were meant to have each other.

"Anna, I wanna help you. And you just said yourself that you would let me to help you. So…" he turned her around in his arms. They now stood face to face, Hao's arms around Anna's waist and her arms on his chest. "What's your answer?" Anna didn't look to his eyes, but she nodded.

"I think I already told you the answer and remember: I don't like repeating things twice" Hao smiled to her, without a smirk this time.

"I'll have that in mind. Now, come on, I want to show you something" he walked to the sofa, not letting go of her hand. Anna followed. They sat on the sofa and Hao began flicking across the pages of the book. He found the right page and showed it to Anna. It was an old map, but the woman recognized the place. It was the place where now this city stood, but then it was covered with forests and only a small part of city's alike was visible. This must've been where the emperor lived.

"The old city. What about it?" Hao smiled to her.

"You are clever, but anyways, here" he showed a spot on a forest, which was already marked with red marker "is the place of the first tome, your mansion" Anna looked at him suspiciously.

"How do you know the vampires have it?" Hao lowered his head in a mood of guiltiness.

"I've sort of…stole it few hundred years ago, but I returned it to it's place" Anna nodded with a smirking smile.

"And you reproached to me about it. Like you are any better" Hao laughed.

"Guess it makes us equal, now" they looked to each other for a while, neither having anything to say. Anna felt as if she's sinking into those silky brown eyes, which warmed her up. Ha felt the same way. Jeez, her eyes are so cold, but also so warm and carrying. Hao Asakura, what the hell is happening to you? At that time Anna turned her look back to the map.

"Shall we continue?" Hao cleared his throat.

"Yeah. So as I said, here is the first place of a book. Now here is the second, the werewolves' cave. Now look what for they make whit the city" Anna leaned to the map, exploring the map. Hao couldn't help thinking. Is she beautiful when she concentrates, or what? Duh, she's always beautiful! Anna leaned back.

"There should be a triangular formation with the old city in the middle of it. If you figured that out, why haven't you searched for the third tome?"

"That's the problem. I did search, but I haven't found it. You have no idea how many times I walked to this place" he showed to the map, where the present day city's outer borders started " but I found nothing"

"Maybe because weren't looking hard enough?" Anna teased him. Hao teased back.

"Maybe you would be so kind and show me how to look for it?" Anna got up and walked to the window. She drew of the curtain and looked to the horizon. It was turning grey.

"Not today. The sun's about to come up" she said it with a sadness and tiredness in her voice. After fights and running she felt completely tired. Anna walked back to sofa, sitting on it and sinking her face into her hands.

"Ok. Then we'll look for it tomorrow night" Hao said softly. Anna leaned backwards, imperceptibly resting her head on Hao's shoulder. Anna fell asleep almost instantly, sinking into a peaceful and warm slumber. Hao smiled to her sleeping face. Wow, she looks extraordinary like that. I could look to her like that always. He carefully laid her on the sofa in full length, cuddling up next to her. The fire let out soft sparks, the air was filled with warmness and sweat smells. Hao's eyes took a last look to Anna, before the sleep beaten into him as well…

Anna woke up slowly, feeling strange, but pleasant warmth. She opened her eyes and almost gasped. Hao lied next to her, sleeping peacefully, breathing calmly. The first thing that came to Anna was if her clothes were still on. She looked down. Good. At least nothing happened. Then she looked back to the man. Anna let herself to study his face carefully. Anna's smile grew wider, by the second. He's so handsome. Straight nose, dark lashes, perfectly shaped eyebrows, fine chin, sweetly looking lips. Oh yeah, that's perfect. She brushed few drips of chocolate brown hair from his face and stroke it behind his ear. Her eyes, then traveled down his body. She saw a well-built, muscular body with six-pack belly, honey color skin and…scars on it. How did he get these? Werewolves' bodies should heal completely. That's strange… Stroke her hand gently through the scars, feeling the softness of Hao's skin as well. It was like fine silk. Anna cuddled closer to him, smelling his scent. It was like nothing in the nature, but to Anna it was very familiar. A sudden flash of memories came to her mind. A dark bedroom, silver moonlight peering through the windows, a warmness in the bed and a same scent, hands touching all Anna's body… A sudden wave of lust turned over Anna, making her want to kiss this man, who laid next to her, wanting him with her body to unite… But Anna fought these feelings away. She was surprised how her memories woke up only with Hao around. Maybe we were met at my life as a human, but no…I would have remembered it. I have lots of memories from my life. She felt that sun has just set in the western horizon and she was just sitting up on sofa, when an arm around her waist tightened.

"Leaving so soon?" a sleepy voice mumbled. Hao pulled her back, pressing her to his body. Anna resisted for a moment.

"Hao let me go. We gotta go, remember?"

"You're calling me by name. That's the moving forward" Anna fought a blush out of her cheeks.

"So what? Let me go, please" Hao laughed and let her go. Anna walked to the shower, looking the door behind her. She leaned on it, her back against it. Anna sighed. He's attractive. Very attractive. I don't know how much long I can stand up against my own lust. To tell the truth to myself, I've been wanting him every since I saw him. It's just question when I first saw him: at that sewer or in my human life. Oh well, he's my devil anyway…and I just made a deal with him. What Am I doing?