hello, hello! this is one of those chapters that i have had planned out since i began to write Darkness, it only took so long cause, again, i wanted to get the wording exactly how i wanted it to be. i'm gonna keep this short and just say to you REVIEW!!!!

I turned to him and studied his face. It was very much the same with only small differances, the biggest of which were the red eyes. His face had hardened over the years and he now had a lean, muscular build. But he still had his ruffled, dark brown hair, his bright smile.

It was really him.

But why had he not told me? Why had he left me alone for those years? Why did he leave me to feel guilty?Why had he left me to be full of hatred and rage against the person I believed had murdered him? Why, why, why?

He saw the curiosity, anger and resentment in my gaze and smiled a small, sad, smile.

"I suppose" he said with a sigh," we need to talk."

I only glared and with a motion of my hand, invited him to continue. I couldn't trust myself to speak. He ran his hand through his hair and mumbled, more to himself than to me,"Where to start?"

He jumped up and started to pace back and forth, then stopped and sat down again, and looked me straight in the eye, and began his tale.

"When we were younger, not only two years ago, we had gone out and I begged you to play a game. It was your birthday, remember?" he asked with a sad smile, and I gave a small, sharp nod. I couldn't breathe.

"You didn't want to at first, and I gave you that pendant. The one you still wear around your throat." He paused, and I involuntarily stroked the pendant that hung from my neck.

"You finally agreed, and I kissed your hand in farewell. And that was the last time I saw you smile." he trailed off sadly, searching for words before he continued. " I went off into the woods, to hide, and I had made it to this clearing, when I saw Damon."

My lip curled and anger ran through my veins as if it were as poisonous as silver, and Adrian looked just as murderously angry.

" He came forward from the trees and a smile started to spread across his face, but it turned menacing as he said 'Ah, you would be nice bait, wouldn't you?' I tried to run, but he was so fast. And before I could even wonder at his supernatural speed, he grabbed my neck and bit into my throat as I thrashed and struggled to get out of his grasp. Then his head shot up at some far away sound I couldn't hear, and he smiled again before dropping me to the ground. I had tasted the blood, warm and metallic, and though I knew I was dying, I was only thinking, 'Don't let him kill her.' And then," his face lit up and he turned to me with a genuine smile on his face, "you came out of the trees. You looked so beautiful, and I remember," and this he said with a dark chuckle," I had thought that God had sent an angel."

He paused, lost in his memories, and I swallowed hard before asking,"And what then?"

He sighed as if he were preparing himself. "You were weeping, tears streaming down your face, repeating my name. And all that I could say was yours. Then you looked into the trees, and your face became so sad it nearly broke my heart. You looked at me painfully before stroking my face and running off into the dense woods."

"Then they came. Hunters, they looked at me for a moment before turning to follow you, they had left me for dead.' I opened my mouth to say something, but he continued.

"And then he returned, Damon. He looked satisfied at something, but I couldn't imagine what. He carried me to some old home of his, and put me in Charlie's care." I raised my eyebrows, surprised, and he glanced at me smiling."Yes, she is young for a vampire, but older than you or I, and she is quite the healer, as we have both found out firsthand." he laughed at something and said," She reminds me of you sometimes. I remember her snapping at Damon and screaming at him about the horrible thing he had done to me."

"Anyways, she cared for me, and I don't know how long it was before the pain went away. It was as if thousands of ice crystals or daggers were running through my veins, very similar to silvers affect on you. It could've been hours or days I stayed there." I nodded understandably.

"When I had awoke, they told me who they were and what I had become. I didn't believe them at first, untill I saw the new speed at which I could move and how srong I had become. And the red eyes that seemed as though they belonged in the tortured face of a demon."

"I gave them my father's name, Ethan, and they trained me for almost two years before we came to this place, and in that time we had gone on hunts and killed many enemies. I had learned to fight and Charlie taught me some of the art of healing, though I was never as skilled as she was."

"And then, we went for a hunt one day, and we were ambushed. They attacked us when we had caught their scent and a brown haired wolf had quickly singled me out for his target. I fought him off easily, and he soon retreated to help the blonde wolf with one of our men. I saw a red wolf about to be finished off, and ran forward to help, but not before a wolf as black as the night sky, came forth and tore out Loman's throat. I was filled with hatred and when I saw the pack chase of the rest of us, I waited behind, to get this wolf alone. It froze suddenly, and I chose this time to attack. I came from behind, and attempted to use my silver blade to cut it, but it bit my arm, so I in turn broke its arm."

I sat stunned as he told his story of how he attacked me, and there were so many emotions coursing through me, I didn't know if I could name them all.

"I followed this black wolf soundlessy as it retreated, and when I saw it curl into the base of the tree, I knew it would be an easy kill. I looked around, to make sure none of its brethren had come back, and stepped out in front of it."

His face grew sad."And then I saw her. A beautiful girl with long black hair, covered in the remains of her clothes. Her black hair had fallen in front of her face and throat and I saw the numerous cuts that covered her as well as her severely broken hand. I had felt a sharp stab of remorse, for I had broken this young, beautiful girl. How could I have done such a thing? I knelt down in front of her, and swept back her long hair, and eyes as blue as ice pierced through me, and they shone from a beautiful face, a familiar face, and she had a necklace around her neck. And on that gold chain was your pendant. And as your blue eyes closed, and a tear fell down your cheek, I whispered your name in disbelief."

He stared into my eyes once more, and I struggled to grasp this information. After a few moments he whispered, "And so we have come full circle." I opened my mouth, and closed it again. I had not interupted him, but now I doubted I even had the ability to speak. I tried again and asked him,"Why?"

He looked puzzled for a moment."Why what?" he asked politely.

I felt all of my old anger rise up, and I nearly shouted at him,"Why did you never tell me what became of you?! I have been mourning you for all of the years, and you could have contacted me at any moment and eased my suffering!" I had stood up now and glared down at him. He rose gracefully and struggled to control the anger I could see on his face.

"I had no idea what had happened to you,"he said through gritted teeth,"And what exactly would I tell you?"his control was begining to fade,"That I was a vampire?"

"Yes!" I yelled, exasperated.

"He took a violent step forward, and almost made me fall at his sudden closeness."And it should be so easy to say that, shouldn't it?" he whispered darkly.

"Yes." I said, biting my tongue so that I wouldn't lose my temper completely.

"And what of you?!" he demanded, walking around me and pacing the room quickly."You never, in all the years that you knew me, told me what you were! I have to learn that myself when I almost killed you!"

That commented blocked my retaliation, and I gaped at him openmouthed. " I never told you, thats true, but that didn't give you the right to abandon me!"

"I though I would kill you! I was a monster, with no control. How could I be around you?!" he yelled.

I said, more quietly than before,"You could have told me." He groaned and paced even faster.

"And why did you not tell me?" he demanded.

I looked down at my feet, This was something I had not thought about in years. Of course I had a reason, and it brought forth old pain as I explained it to him.

"I was afraid," I said slowly," that you wouldn't like me anymore. That if you did believe me, you would believe me to be a monster. That you would run from me. Hate me. Wish me dead." I stopped as the words stuck in my throat.

He walked back to me slowly, his expression very gentle and sad."Iris," he said cupping my face in his hand,"how could I ever hate you? As beautiful, as strong, as clever as you are?" I looked up into his crimson eyes that were filled with nothing but affection. He brought his other hand on the other side of my face.

"Iris.", he said gently,"I love you."

And he brought his lips softly to mine.

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cliffhanger!!!!

YAY! long, long, long chapter,at least to me!, and i got so caught up in it i couldn't stop typing! but since i was so excited there may be some grammatic, typing, or any other number of mistakes, sorry.

hope you liked it, and review!

also, i'm thinking of writing a chapter in Adrian's (a.k.a. Ethan's) p.o.v. tell me if u want it, otherwise i'll just not write it.

as always, thanx for reading!

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