A/N: Ok this was going to be the last chapter, but I cut it in half, so there'll be one more after this. :)

Rose lifted Ronan, by his neck, above her head. She had no problem flashing her fangs at him, hissing as she did so.

"Drop the knife, hunter," Rose growled at him. The knife fell to the ground. "Good boy," she taunted. Ronan tried to reach for his stake, but they were just out of his reach. "Look at me."

He didn't know why, but he was unable to stop himself; Ronan looked her dead in the eyes. Smiling, her tone changed. "You cannot kill me. You cannot kill Jack. Do you understand me?" Ronan nodded pathetically.

Jack watched, amazed as Rose hypnotized and threatened Ronan. He could hear what she was saying, and then watched as Rose released her grip on Ronan, letting him fall to the ground. Ronan didn't even look at Jack; he just took off as fast as he could.

Rose was back at Jack's side before Jack could say her name. "You're alright?"

"I'm fine," he assured her, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close. He leaned down to kiss her, and she immediately intensified the kiss.

For several minutes they kissed, enjoying the taste of one another. Jack nipped at her ear. Rose traced her tongue along his neck. The scent of his blood aroused her, and she wanted it. She wanted him. Jack turned his head just show, offering Rose his neck.

Jack moaned as Rose's teeth sank into his flesh. It hurt, but in a good way. His fingers tangled in her red curls and whispered her name over and over. In a heap, they fell to the ground.

...

The days, or rather nights, turned into weeks. They spent every night together, making love, and talking about everything.

"What's it like," Jack asked her one night.

"What? Being a vampire?" Jack nodded. "I don't think I can even describe it to be honest Jack. I was born to save people from vampires, not feed on them."

"That had to have been difficult." He had begun playing with a strand a of her hair. He enjoyed the soft feel of her shiny red curls.

"It was instinct," Rose replied with an shrug. "And unlike normal vampires, I don't have to kill people. I can feed on them, hypnotize them, and send them on their way. Cal hated that."

"That you let them live?"

Rose laughed. "No. He hated that I had powers that he could never have. It bruised his ego."

For the next few moments they were quiet, Rose tracing her fingers up and down the inside of Jack's forearm. He sighed, relaxed by it. Then she touched his face, moving it to face her.

"I love you Jack."

"You...you what?" He hoped he'd hadn't been hearing things. Jack so badly wanted to tell her that he loved her too.

"I love you. You've made me feel things that I didn't know existed. My heart hasn't beat in six hundred years. But when I'm with you, I swear it wants to beat right out of my chest."

Jack sat up, looking at her, amazed. "I love you too Rose." She smiled and leaned into to kiss him. He returned the kiss eagerly, letting her press her body as tightly against his as possible.

"I don't want to be without you Rose," he breathed into her ear as her lips were caressing his neck.

"You won't be Jack." She continued to kiss his neck, moving down to his chest. "I'm not going anywhere," she said, looking up at him. "Ever."

He touched her face, stroking her cheek with his thumb. "But I will. I'm not immortal."

If Rose had normal human functions, she would have felt her stomach jump into her throat. She knew what he was saying. "Jack," she whispered, in shock.

"I haven't hunted since I killed Cal. I no longer have a desire to. What do have a desire for is to spend my life with you."

"Jack, what are you saying?" Her voice was concerned. She already knew, but needed to hear Jack say it.

He remembered that she said she didn't have a choice, and understood that she wouldn't turn him against his will. "I'll only live for another three of four hundred years, should nothing bad happen to me. I don't want just a few centuries with you. I want so much more than that. I want to be with you forever."

"Jack, I...I don't know what to say," Rose managed to get out.

Jack reached up and cupped her face with one hand. He smiled. "Say you want the same things," he whispered lovingly.

Rose closed her eyes for a moment. She imagined what it would be like if Jack were turned. It only took a few seconds for her to realize that it would be amazing.

"I want the same things," she whispered back to him.

"Then make me what you are Rose." Rose leaned forward and kissed his lips just once before looking at him. She searched his eyes for any signs of doubt. There wasn't an iota of it.

"You're sure?"

He nodded. "Yes."

Rose brushed her lips against his once more. He deepened it briefly, until her mouth left his and she kissed her way to his neck. He kissed his neck gently before grazing her fangs against the skin.

Then she sank her fangs into him.