A/N: I apologize for the delay but in the past weeks I went from working overtime hours to a much needed vacation and coming back being unemployed. Currently in one of those life situation where one must ask, "what do I do now?"
Due to low reviews I will no longer be continuing this story. I do want to thank the reviewers for taking time out to write a comment(s).
"I'm sorry that I was foolish to let myself believe that I didn't need you in my life. All those times you thought that I stayed away, I didn't. I came by the bar. I had to see you. I always do."
Vincent tangled his fingers in her long brunette hair and gently tugged her head back eliciting another moan from her. He couldn't get enough of her. The way she tasted and how her body felt against his as she moaned into the kiss but still, he wanted more of her. It had been far too long since he'd been someone and there was a desperate need that filled his body. His pulse quickened with every lick and taste as the kiss deepened and hands made their way underneath their clothing. Callused fingertips traced the softness of her curves as long nails dragged along hardened muscles on his torso. Every sweet sound from her lips brought him closer to ecstasy.
Pausing and gazing into each other's eye, hearts raced and a burning from deep within as his golden orbs pierced through her bright emerald eyes. It was more than just a yearning but a longing that he couldn't deny as it burned deep in the core of his soul. The overwhelming sensation came from within the very thing he was trying to control and hide from the world, especially from Catherine, who he wanted more than anything in the world.
The beast craved what was so close and wanted the undeniable feeling they shared. Not just what their bodies were craving but what their minds and heart were speaking.
"Mine," he whispered against her soft lips. "You promise?"
"Yes," Catherine nodded.
Vincent smiled, revealing his fangs that he'd long despised but in her eyes he didn't see the terror he was use to seeing as people cowered in fear at the sight of him, mostly the suspect of a heinous crime that they dared to commit in his city. Not under his watch and definitely not in the city he was born in and he called home for so long. There was no way that he was going to let them get away with such a cruel act even if it meant risking his life to save others. He couldn't just standby by and let innocent people be harmed while he had the power to help, be it a monster of his own.
Catherine didn't see the beast he thought he was. She only had the same look in her eye when they first met at the tavern he happened to stumble upon after a horrible day. Now that he thought about it, there was something else that led him to that dingy place that stood in the outskirts of the city. He'd been angry as he walked about after a hard day's work at the port. There was a faint sound that led him to the beat up looking bar but it was the sweet aroma that caught his attention. As soon as he walked in he noticed Catherine from afar and he knew then that there was no turning back.
"Am I really the one you want to be with?" he stared at her with those golden orbs that sparkled as bright as the stars above them. "Are you sure this is what you want, Catherine?"
Her heart began to race as she looked deep into his sunflower eyes that held so much emotions. "Vincent," she raised her shaky hand to his scarred cheek. Her lips quivered when she tried to speak but words failed her when his eyes started to glow.
"This is just part of what I am," he continued through clinched jaw and tight fists that held on tightly to her as he struggled for control over the monster that was threatening his relationship with Catherine. "I'm not sure how long I can keep this up. Some day I'm going to lose this battle and you'll see me for what I really am."
Her nerves got the best of her as she stood nervously in front of him. No matter how long she kept quiet, he remained still and not moving an inch.
"I'm not sure what exactly what you're going through but I want to be here for you. Vincent, you don't have to go through it alone. Let me be here for you the way you were for me when we first met."
Vincent shook his head. "I can't put you through that hell. You don't know what it's like to have to go through it everyday. Fighting this thing, hoping that it doesn't get the best of me. You deserve so much more. I shouldn't even be here," he clenched his fists around his waist, wanting to never let her go but he knew he had to. The battle was no longer just about the beast but his beauty.
"Don't you dare, Vincent. You can't take me out on a date and make me fall for you only to hurt me."
How could he possibly let her go when all he wanted was to be with her? "I don't ever want to hurt you, Catherine. Trust me, it's the last thing I want to do."
"Then don't push me away. This is my choice, too. I want to be with you, Vincent."
"And I want to be with you, too, but this, what I am," Vincent shook his head furiously as he saw the reflection of his golden eyes staring back at him. He couldn't see the jade eyes staring into his, pleading for him to see what she saw, a man trying to escape his demon. "I can't do this."
Catherine slowly raised her hands and gently cupped his face, forcing him to look at her. "All I see is a stubborn man. A fool. And if he doesn't wisen up, he's really going to lose me. If you leave this rooftop tonight, Vincent, I don't ever want to see you again."
"Never?" his words came out fierce and gruff. "You're mine," his intense glowing eyes bore into hers. "You promised, Catherine."
"Only if you do the same."
"I'm yours. Now. Always," he said in deep guttural tone that neither could mistake. Vincent knew that he meant it and that he would never break his promise.
The end.
