"Tyler" called Paige walking around the city that any vampires haven. Like the creatures of the night the city was dormant during the day and come to life during the nights. The city had been given several names but the one it had been given by its residents was the one that stuck. Onyx River Peaks. It was in that city Paige had met someone who had become special to her. Tyler Black. He had quickly figured out what she was, but instead of showing fear to her he had treated her like the human she had once been over a century before hand. "Tyler" again called Paige, she always met him there in the forest, the tall trees giving shade from the sun and preventing Paige from burning.

"Right here princess" spoke Tyler from behind her, a soft but cheeky smile on his lips upon seeing the girl whom had stolen his heart and refused to give it back, although she had happily given him her own. He watched as a smile come to her lips, the previous fear she felt quickly fading away up seeing he was there waiting for her as normal. Although he was dressed differently than he would normally be. In the place of the loose fitting shirt and old fabric trousers was a fitted black shirt and matching waistcoat accompanied by black leather trousers and his normal boots. The belt which hung from his hips made of leather and some sort of shining metal. Even his normally down shoulder length hair had been done up in to a small bun at the back of his head. "Its unusual to see you out in the sunlight. But a nice surprise" added Tyler, he had shown his love to the vampire princess in many ways but what he hoped to do was the way he wished to show it most.

"Well Mr Black you did call me here, this princess couldn't resist the call of her knight in shining armour" responded Paige. She knew if her father was to find out the truth of why she liked to leave the castle on little exploration trips he would bust a casket, especially if he happened to find out the man she had fallen for was human and also a member of the group who knew of vampires, witches and other magical beings out there. Some members were trying to convince others of their existence while others were happy just finding places where they could happily co-inside with such creatures. "You made you message sound so urgent" added the vampire princess, happily giving into her passion when it come to the human man before her, return the kiss with as much love as he gave her.

"Do you remember when we first met?" asked Tyler taking her by the hand and leading her through the tree's, knowing he had likely gotten her curiosity up when he had asked if she remembered how they met over two years prior. He had been involved in many thing since then and been seriously injured at one point, his raven haired lady nursed him back to health and stayed by his sides until he was able to fend for himself once again. "That night two years ago, near the waterfall of crystal lake?" added Tyler, he had been there with Jimmy and the other members of Age Of The Fall having left the group and come across those who followed Kevin Thorn. Paige had been there visiting one of the last places she had been as a human and seen the group surround him, she scared most of them away with the exception of Kevin who had merely bowed to her and left in a peaceful manner.

"Kind of hard to forget. I was there remember the last time I had been there as a human over three century before hand. You just happened to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Had I not been there you probably would have been food for Thorn" replied Paige remembering when she scared Thorn's followers away by allowing her vampire side to show in the form of her eyes changing from the natural brown to the electric blue. "Where are you taking me?" asked Paige noticing how he lead her through the trees along side the open area, where the sun made the many flowers there light up with a golden glow. To Paige it was so peaceful and a drastic change to the shadows of the echoing castle walls she had grown used to seeing, although the view from the cliff edge and the river that ran along side the castle made it worth being suck there as did the clouds on a rainy day.

"You'll see" responded Tyler, he had set everything up in the shadows of the trees near to the spot they had met and in the same place his camp was the night he had met her and the same place where she had told him the truth on who and what she was. "I can still remember you told me your name was Britini Knight, but you told me you were the vampire princess of storms landing a few months after we met. I didn't believe you until your eyes changed colour. I knew from that moment I loved you. I knew no one else would ever be able to replace you" added Tyler coming to a stop just shy of the spot where he had set everything up. The small candle lights in the trees, a blanket on the ground with different things on it. "Happy anniversary Paige" finished Tyler seeing the way she looked around. He knew he was her first love just as she was his.

"You did this for me" whispered Paige, the awe in her voice showing through clearly, her heart only melted further when she spotted the small vase like pot with black roses in, a single white rose in the middle of them. "Now I feel slightly guilty for not bringing anything for you" she quietly added seeing her lover shake his head in response to the words she had spoken and leading her to the blanket. Accepting the small but sweet kiss in which she offered to him, it always amazed him how kind and gentle she was, just as he could remember believing all vampires were vicious and emotionless, hence why he had a hard time believing the one who held his heart was one. Yet despite her status as a vampire he didn't want to be anywhere without her.

"You being here with me if enough. Your the legendary vampire princess, you could be with anyone you wanted yet you chose me. You come here to meet me whenever you get time and showed me just how wrong the stories are. I couldn't ask for more than that. Although I do have something to ask you" responded Tyler, a small smile coming to his lips as his nerves began to rise, from their spot they could see the bustling town in the shadows in Onyx River Peaks, the place was so peaceful, they knew of the many creatures that lived with them but welcomed them as if they were any normal person. When Tyler looked to his vampire princess he could see she was curious once again but this time to know what he had to ask her. To which he got up and pulled her to her feet going over to the small basket he had brought with him. "Marry me?" asked Tyler, showing her the ring he had forged for her, including the onyx they had found in the mines of the town.

"You would really want to marry me? even when you know I can't bare children or be like other eligible women" spoke Paige seeing him simple nod to her question, as he got down on one knee and held the ring he had hand crafted out to her. Despite everything he knew where he wanted to be, he wanted to be wherever she was, even if that meant becoming a vampire like her and living his immortal life at her side. "Then yes. I will marry you" continued Paige happily pulling him to his feet in a similar fashion as he had done to her just moments before hand, upon placing the ring on her finger he picked her up and spun her around, but soon lost his balance ending with both of the grassy ground and almost rolling down the tree covered hill they had come up to get to their little hiding place. The quiet air was soon filled with laughter from the unusual but happy couple.

Back in Storms Landing, James was happily walking around the castle as he normally did when Paige was away on one of her trips. He often walked the hall looking at the many painting from many lifetimes ago, the ones depicting his beloved lost wife in Kate and the others as his beautiful daughter grew from the new born he had met into the beautiful teenager she was destined to be forever. He always stood before the one depicting the last time his family was whole, he and Kate stood together with an eight year old Paige stood between them. All with smiles on their lips at being together. There had been many times he wished for her to be that happy again, to see the smile she processed back then to return.

"James, one of the scouts come back" came the voice of Eric bringing James from his thoughts and back to reality, he soon turned to the smaller blond man and nodded before following behind him, seeing Chris was already in the throne room, stood next to the chair which was made for the king. Eric looked around the room to the human male in which was stood with the much more menacing Austin Aries. The blond vampire could see the confusion clearly painted on the features of both the king and his hand, as he was sure his own confusion on why there was a human male in their castle was evident to see.

"My king, this is Jimmy Jacobs. Age Of The Fall leader. He claims to have some rather interesting information on the princess" spoke Austin, he kept a hand firmly on the shoulder of the man who had told him some rather interesting information, he knew his king and the father of the princess in James would want to know, hence why he had used his vampire enhancements and gotten both back to Storms Landing with in minutes so Jimmy could tell him the same things he had been all to willing to share with Austin himself. "Go ahead, tell them what you told me" added Austin, releasing the pressure on the man's shoulder and allowing him to move around a little bit although he was still ready to regain the control he had let go if the time called for it. He could see the curiosity rise in James upon hearing this man had information on his daughter.

"She's currently with a friend of mine. Although I don't know where, he disappears for a few days at a time and said he was planning something special for their two year anniversary. He showed me a picture of her" spoke Jimmy, digging around in one of his jacket pockets, quickly finding the picture in which Tyler had given him and showing the King sat before him. He could see the way James looked. "He said she's the one he wants to be with, he would follow her anywhere, just as long as he is allowed to be by her side" added Jimmy swiping his hair from his eyes and seeing the realisation dawn on the features of James upon hearing the words that the mere mortal had told him. He could also see what appeared to be concern appear in the eyes and on the features of the vampire stood near to him.

"Send the scouts out to find my daughter. Bring both her and this admire of hers back here" ordered James trying to keep his voice even so as to not to loose his temper in front of their informant. He knew what Jimmy was trying to say as did Chris although the other vampire didn't seem to angry about the words that were spoke, if anything he seemed rather happy to hear it. "Take our guest to the south quarters, he may as well be comfortable for his stay" added James, slowly losing the battle to keep his anger under control, he knew he had to at least try and see things from a different prospective other than an over protective king. Just as he knew he had to keep to the promises his late wife had made him do. One of which was making sure their daughter was happy.

"Try and stay calm James. You know if it is true then she is finally moving on from what happened to her at the hands of Mason. She's finally found love" spoke Chris, he knew there was a high chance the man in which she had fallen for already knew of her vampire status, just as it was very likely he was still mortal, although he could guess this mystery person would be willing to give up his mortality if that meant being allowed to stay at Paige's side, it appeared as he loved her as much as she loved him. It didn't take James long to attempt to take control of his anger again, he knew Chris was right, after three century or so of hiding from people she had finally found someone she trusted enough to reveal she was a vampire and want to spend time with him.

"He's human Chris. You know as well as I do we may be the feared once but the mortals can be far more dangerous than us. He could hurt her worse than Mason did" responded James revealing he worried for his daughter, she had never loved before nor ever showed signs in it. She was a vampire yet she had supposedly fallen for a mere mortal, he knew there was chance she had just mistaken fascination for love to him despite being over three century in age she was still too young to know love, she was still his little girl despite being a creature of the night. "I watched her hide away for the better part of the last three century, she doesn't know love, nor does she know the mortal world any more. Her fascination could have been mistaken" added James showing he feared for his daughter more than anything else, she was still his pride and joy even now, he could stand it if she was hurt by something as simple as confusing one thing for another.

Back in the forests of Onyx River Peaks, Tyler and Paige were sat watching as the moon rose over the trees and cliffs that surrounded the beautiful place they were in. just as they watched the city itself come alive, the small bands began to play their music as singing could be heard, even the laughter of children and the soft voices of residents could be heard. To the pair of them it was so peaceful, both of them felt as if nothing could destroy the happiness. Tyler couldn't help but smile especially when he knew she had accepted his little proposal, although he knew they would have to tell her father soon.

"I would happily turn for you Paige. I would rather spend an immortal life with you rather than a single mortal life without you" whispered Tyler, revealing he would happily be turned into a vampire if it meant spending it with her, he spotted a small smile come to his lips upon hearing him say those words, just as he knew she worried about that. She was near enough immortal the sun being her only weakness where as he was mortal, if he chose to stay like that then she would face certain heartbreak. "I love you Paige, vampire princess of Storms Landing. I would do anything to be with you, even face your father" added Tyler seeing the concern reappear although he had spotted her looking behind and around them, he knew she had seen or heard something that he could only wish to.

"Glad you said that, as its gonna happen rather soon" spoke Austin Aeries, appearing from the trees within a blink of an eye. He could only look at Paige knowing she would put up a fight, it was obvious she wasn't expecting him to be there let alone know who the man she was with was. "Tyler's friend Jimmy told us about the pair of you. James wants both of you back at the castle now" added Austin showing his blue eyes to confirm to Tyler he was indeed a vampire. Tyler however didn't show the desired effect of fear instead he showed almost admiration and turned to face the princess with a hint of a smile on his lips.

"We go at our own speed" responded Paige, seeing the way Austin looked at her, almost like he was silently demanding her to go at the normal speed for a vampire. "Its either the normal human speed or you can explain to dad why we're not coming" added Paige seeing the way his eyes went back to the normal just as he nodded in agreement, leaving shortly after. Tyler could only look to where the other vampire had gone, curious as to why he had left so suddenly and what it was Paige said to make him stand down so quickly and without much of a fight at which point he turned his attention to the vampire he had fallen for who stood just behind his seated self. "If my dad knows and sent his scouts to come find us then its not going to be good. He will probably question you and ask why your still human. Think of a normal father and then times it by a few centuries then add a supernatural element. You will get what mine is like" added Paige knowing she would have to prepare him for when he met her father, since it was now inevitable.

"You don't have to be scared Paige. I'm not afraid to admit I love you and want to spend my life at your side. I would do anything even stand before your father and tell him. Anything as long as I'm with you" spoke Tyler, getting up to his feet and gently pulling her towards him, wrapping his arms securely around her as she rested her head on his chest, he knew she was afraid of something that much was clear to him, as was the love in which he held for her, he didn't want to go anywhere if it wasn't with her. "Use your speed Paige, we'll get their together" added Tyler watching her nod slowly before taking hold of his hand in a secure grip and heading in the direction of the castle. As they neared the stone castle she had called home for so long.

"Father" called Paige once the two had entered the castle and made their way to the throne room, Tyler stood behind her, bowing in respect of the king in the shadows. Although the look he received in response sent a shiver down his spine, it was only now did he feel the same sense of dread Paige had spoken off. "You wanted me to return with Tyler, please tell us why you demanded we come" added Paige, speaking like the princess she was rather than the a monster of the night she and so many of her kind had been branded as. She also stood in front of Tyler in a protective way, just as the jewelled ring she wore on her ring thing sparkled in the light of the shimmering moon and the candles that lit the stone room up. As quickly as those words had left Paige's lips James moved from his seat on his throne to standing in front of Tyler looking into the man's eyes.

"Why do you really want with my daughter?" asked James making sure to stand between the two, Chris stood at the doors, the concern coming to his eyes much like Paige's expression mirrored the worry. He knew James would do things he regretted when he was angry, as he had done once before when he had killed Mason, although he had soon realised it was the best thing he could have done for this only child and the last person he had left who reminded him of his human side. He had said several times, she was everything he had forgotten over the years. She was loving, kind, trusting, pure and to him so innocent. "Why would a human like you be interested in my daughter if not to gain something?" added James hearing Chris begin to protest to the words he had spoken.

"I love her. Despite being a vampire she makes me feel something I never thought I would. She brings out the good side in me, showed me what love and happiness are. I would rather spend an eternity at her side rather than a lifetime not knowing her. I want to be with her because I know that's where I should be" explained Tyler, seeing a small smile come to Paige's lips at seeing how brave he was being by telling her father how he really felt. Chris too also smiled a little, he had waited for the day to come where someone to love Paige as much as the rest of them come along and stood before the king and told him.

"You love her" spoke James moving to stand behind the mortal who had claimed to love his daughter, Tyler could only nod feeling as the king but a hand on his shoulder allowing him to see Paige and her to see him. It was at the point Chris noticed something, and began to move towards Paige in the hopes of being able to deter James from what he had planned. He hoped by standing at Paige's side it would get James to see the look of hope in his daughter's eyes. It wasn't long before James placed his other hand on the side of Tyler's head his shoulder length down no doubt from the fast paced journey at vampire speed.

"No" shouted Paige as she watched her love fall to the floor in a slump, tears coming to her eyes as she ran over to him, pulling him into her arms and tapping his cheek in order to get him to wake up. "Wake up Tyler, wake up. You promised me you wouldn't leave" spoke Paige as she fought through her tears and slowly breaking heart to wake him up. "Please wake up, I love you. Please come back to me" added Paige not seeing the way Chris looked over to her father or the look her father sent her way upon seeing her reaction to him breaking Tyler's neck without even batting an eyelid. Chris soon walked over to the princess, leaning down besides her seeing her tears and the pain that shone in her eyes. He knew James had been mistaken, the love in which she held for Tyler was real, because of his mistake he had hurt his only child and could have created a bigger monster than himself.

"Shh Princess" spoke Chris pulling her towards him once he had close Tyler's eyes for the last time. He knew right now she needed comfort and know someone would be there to help her through the pain she was likely going to feel. "I'm here shh. We'll give Tyler a proper goodbye. Fitting for the love of our Princess" whispered Chris noticing James had now disappeared and how Paige clung to the lifeless body of her lover, he felt for the poor girl. Her father's anger had taken over and through it he had forced his only child to watch as he killed the one person she had come to love, the one person who loved her despite being a vampire and who would have willingly turned to be at her side. He knew Paige was unlikely to forgive James for what he had done, she was unlikely to look at him as her hero now but as the monster people outside their boarders referred to him as.