"So sweet. So innocent. That's what made her enchanting to me. She was the sanity I needed. The missing piece to my incomplete puzzle. How can a twisted fucker like me fall for a beauty like her? Ha. Beautiful fucking fate I call it."

-Vaas

Vaas put Aria on the ground but she refused to loosen her hold around his neck. The fear inside her was real. Vaas could feel it himself. He placed his hands on her hips and looked down at her. His eyes scanned for hers but her face was already buried in his chest. His eyes slowly traveled back to Maya who stood there with a amused smirk on her face. Oh how he would have loved seeing her tied down to a chair and letting his men deal with her. She wouldn't be smirking then. Slowly, her very presence was angering him with each ticking second that went by. "She isn't a puta like you," stated Vaas with a deadly charming smile, "We're close friends."

"With benefits," she laughed not realizing the potential death threat he sent her way with that smile, "She's nothing but a stupid little toy for men to play with." His blood boiled. He chuckled darkly as he gently wrap his arms around Aria's tiny frame, softly pulling at the end of her curls.

"Oh really?"

"Really."

"Listen here bitch and listen close," Maya eyes widen in surprise taken aback by his sudden hostility, "Don't give your own, rightfully owned title to someone who isn't a bitch or a little fuck toy." Her eyes flashed with anger.

"Don't you dare call me something I'm not!"

"Then why call her something she isn't okay?"

"Because she's nothing and I'm something!"

"You really think you're something do you hermana?" His and her eyes locked. Hers were flaming with anger. His were calm as the ocean before the storm. "I'm going to have fun breaking all of you fuckers. Starting off with your little novio of yours. Daniel wasn't it?"

"How do you-?!" He put a single finger to his lips shushing her. He then gave her a wink that sent a cold shiver down her spine.

"If you value your life, I suggest you turn your little smartass around, walk away and pretend that this little meet and greet didn't happen. Tell anyone of this, I'll kill you in your sleep. That's a promise." Maya swallowed back down her pride and remarks before doing what she was told. She huffed like a bratty child, unfazed by the second potential death threat from Vaas and left the way she came. "Aria. She's gone." He watched as she slowly detached her arms from around his neck and her face from his chest. She looked behind her to see if he spoke the truth. She turned and looked up at him.

"How did you do that?" He gave her a questioning stare.

"Do what mi amor?" She blushed slightly.

"Make her leave."

"By being the big bad wolf," he whispered before he howled lowly like a wolf and buried his head in Aria's neck making her break into a fits of giggles. He felt her hands on his head as she tried to push his head back. He also could feel all the tension in her body leave gradually. He felt his heart slowly warm up. He felt right at home holding her in his arms, playing around with her, defending her, making her smile, making her feel safe. She was managing to repair, by tiny fragmented pieces, his inner self that he abandoned all those years back when Aria's parents or he assumes to be hers, came then suddenly vanished into thin air. When the tribe he was birthed into turn against him. She was repairing a hidden, broken man that was drowned by madness. He pulled his head back and stared at her. Her cheeks were lightly red due to all the laughter she did. She was panting slightly as she fought to catch her breath. "You're adorable when you laugh," Vaas said with a soft smile. She blushed more, looking away. " He gently grasp her face and turned it so she was facing him. "Why do you always look away when I compliment you reina?" She simply shrugged in embarrassment. She didn't want to outright say to him is because she has an interest in him. It would make things awkward between, well for her she thought. "Is there anyway I can change that looking away from me habit?"

"Honestly Vaas, I don't know. Its just..." she tralied off. She wanted to advert her gaze else where but she couldn't. She was staring deeply into in his eyes. Slowly reading them. Admiring them more then she did when she first saw them. She had to admit to herself, she found them stunning. She loved them and she couldn't understand why she found them so alluring.

"Its just what amor?"

"You're the only guy that has ever treated me...right," she answered. She put a hand over the hand that held her face and laughed softly as she felt tears fall, "All the guys I ever talked to have either attempted to use, bully me, degrade me or disrespect me. Some even tried to hurt me emotionally and physically." Vaas listened intently, slowly moving his thumb side to side to wipe away the salty tears. Here she was, spilling her darkest demons to him. It angered him yet it gave him a satisfaction he couldn't explain. He felt happy hearing this because it told him that his little Aria trusted him enough to tell him her own nightmares. "Some managed but I got away before the damage could be done. For years I really thought I'll never find someone who would be brave enough to defend or stand by me without getting harsh judgement from the assholes of my school. But then this trip popped up and I met three amazing guys in the process. One who I like more then the other two." She smiled through her tears as she looked at Vaas. He returned the smile. "You gave me back the hope I lost. I don't know how to repay you for that Vaas. I don't."

"There's one way." She gave him a confused stare as she wiped away tears with her free hand.

"And what's that?"

"This." Without any warning, he moved his hand, tugged her close and placed his lips on her lips. He felt the animal inside him wake up as he felt how soft her lips were. Aria eyes widen in shock. Vaas pulled back to see her reaction. "You're so cute," he whispered before kissing her again, this time Aria actually kissed back. Vaas slowly moved them to the nearest wall, pinning Aria against it. Aria had her arms wrap around his neck, while his hand firmly grasp her rear. It felt like a spark gone off between the both of them. Their lips moved together in harmony. It was as if two souls were binding into one in a beautiful ritual that couldn't be explained nor never be seen only by them. Vaas then squated slightly, sliding his hands down the side of her thighs to the back of her knees and picked her up, pinning her against the wall again and pressing their bodies closed together. Aria turned her head to breathe which in turn allowed Vaas to attack her neck with sweet kisses. She let out a series of soft moans she didn't want to let out but she couldn't help it. The feelings she was experiencing for the first time were so indescribable for her. She didn't know how to react besides following her bodies instincts. Her body craved touches she didn't even know it craved. Her mind went ramped with vivid images of things she wanted to do right there and then but she forced herself not to think those after her incident with Daniel all those years back. But this wasn't Daniel, it was Vaas. Her Vaas. She knew nothing about him yet he completed her. The perfect insanity to her twisted story. She let out a gasp when she felt him clamp down on her neck, his teeth grasping on her delicate flesh before he proceed to suckle without Aria resisting this time. Within a few seconds, Vaas started to pull back, pulling her flesh with him until it slip from the grip of his teeth. He smiled when he saw his mark slowly appearing on her. He then softly ran a hand across it, wiping away any saliva that coated it, before moving her hair to cover it which it did perfectly. He stared at her before kissing her again. "Enjoy your stay on Rook islands," he mumbled smiling against her lips which she returned.

"So...does this make us...you know...a thing?" She asked shyly.

"Like boyfriend and girlfriend?" stated Vaas bluntly which made her blush.

"Why do you got to say it like that?" She mumbled. He laughed.

"You asked. I simply, how do you say, rephrased it." She huffed like a child which made him chuckle. "But to answer your question, yes. We are something. Nothing will change that mi amor." Aria laid her head on his shoulder and softly kissed his neck before snuggling her head comfortably in the crook of his neck.

"I like the sound of that. What about the rest of my class? Weren't you going to introduce yourself to them?" She asked yawning, sleep creeping up on her. She felt the fear within her slowly start to dwindle down knowing she was going to be safe from harm.

"There's always tomorrow. Besides, I think my reina is getting sleepy on me. I think Carlos can deal with them for now." He moved away from the wall, carrying her and headed back to the elevator doors. He adjusted her and managed to press the elevator button. If anyone was to walk by at the moment, it would look like he was carrying a huge baby in his arms.

"Poor Carlos," she laughed half sleepy. Vaas smirked at her comment. If she only knew what he had in store for her classmates.

"More like poor them," he mumbled under his breath as the elevator doors opened and he entered, turning around and pressed the top floor button.

"Hm? Did you say something?"

"No my Aria," he kissed the top of her head, "I didn't say anything. Go to sleep and don't worry about anything. Tomorrow we have a big day ahead of us. Rest." Just as he finished, he heard a soft snore. She had fallen asleep very quickly and it rose alarm in him. He knew what they were doing to her but he didn't know the extent of damage that has been done to her well-being. A part of him wanted to know the nightmare she went through and the other half of him didn't. He didn't want to scare off his beloved Aria. He already knew he was fucked up in the head and he knew if he knew what they did to her in the past, it would trigger the sadistic, bloodthirsty, animalistic animal within him. And that animal was a hundred times more terrifying then the one he already shows.

Sorry for the long update everyone. Updating will be slightly delayed due to recent upcoming events, testing, and a whole lot of other things. Thank you for being patient and I will be working hard tonight for the next chapter. Thank you all :)