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Chapter 7

Eva breathed in deeply when someone touched her shoulder. She didn't expect it, but when she saw who it was she laughed. "Don't do that again Jessica."

The girl in front of her her pulled her bonnet from her head and grinned. "I couldn't resist." Eva pulled it of too. "By the way, where were you? I haven't seen you in like a week! That's way to long, especially for you."

Eva shrugged. "I'm taking a break."

"That's what Stan said!"

Eva glared at the ground. "Oh did he.."

Jessica nodded. "Anyway, we changed location again, so here's a map." She handed a piece of paper to Eva. "And now for the juicy details.." Eva didn't really listen and stared at the royal Palace of the Nourasions in front of her, which she had a view of while she was sitting on a hill, a half hour walking from the market. She wondered what they would do in there.. it's not like there was much to rule on Earth, you just kill..

"And have you heard about Ron, from the weapon store in the south?"

Eva shook her head, glancing at her friend. "What's with him?"

"He got caught by the Crogs! I think he's dead now though.. Poor Ron."

"It's his own fault." Eva said. "He never kept it a secret that he sold weapons. That kind of behaviour was born to be noticed by the Crogs."

"Aww Eva, do you have your period?" Jessica said and Eva grinned, it was an inside joke between them. She punched her on the shoulder playfully.

"Shut up!"

"Haha," Jessica laughed. "But anyway, I've got to go. 'Homework'. See you later sunshine!"

"Bye bye bunny-ears."

Eva balanced on one foot boringly when she waited for her water to boil. Eventually, when Eva decided it would take at least another few minutes, she ran over to the living room and turned the TV on, before prancing back.

It wasn't boiled yet, but Eva got it of the fire anyway and made a cup of tea, putting a lot of sugar in it, and walked back to the living room, and sat down on the couch.

Eva glanced at all the Crog propaganda and lied down. She hated her period.

She closed her eyes, convincing herself she didn't wanted to see the Prince badly because she liked him.

Because she didn't like him.

Clear as that.

..

Maybe a little.

She groaned. He acted like a normal friend after all. One of the best she had, even though she didn't know anything about him. The last time she'd seen him was already 4 days ago.

Shoving the Prince from her thoughts, Eva thought about the Crogs. How could they know so much all suddenly? They found Ron, they found their base.. it wouldn't be long until they found each member of the team and kill them all.

She sat up and sipped her tea. Maybe they should make some better plans.

Eva sighed. She knew she wouldn't live to see the Crogs defeat.

After one more hour of lying on the couch, Eva put every light and the television out, and went upstairs to go sleep.

A piercing scream and Eva made a face, plucking on her bonnet a bit. She had just gone to the 'store' from weapon seller Will, and got some bullets. Thankfully she got them for free. She didn't want to fight today, but she had to go to that place from the scream because there was no other way to get to her house unnoticed and she readied her gun.

Later, Eva saw an already, pretty fat, dead woman and grimaced. Pregnant.

It was to dark for her liking, and Eva got out a flash light, holding it over her hand with the gun.

Eva pressed herself against the wall tiredly when she heard a sound and shut the flash light off, holding her gun against her chest. Another scream, and Eva sat down on the ground. It sounded way younger, so it was probably a child.

Eva made a mental note; Go check on the kids in the orphanage tomorrow.

When everything was quiet again Eva walked on, disgusted by the blood trails on the wall. Deciding she could better continue without flash light, Eva pulled her bonnet off for better sight and walked against the wall, though she stopped dead in her tracks. Eva's eyes widened and she let out a surprised pained yelp as she looked at the arrow that was stuck in her upper leg.

She tried to pull it out with dismay, but eventually was thrown on the ground before she knew it and Eva stared up at him dumbfounded. It looked like a Nourasion arrow. Which would mean, big, big trouble. Her neck pulsed. Really big trouble.

A hand pulled her up with her shirt and she was pressed against the wall again, looking into 2 black eyes and she whimpered. New-bornes were one of the most dangerous vampires, they didn't control their hunger and they wouldn't give up quick. They weren't as strong as the older ones, but they were much more reckless. The new-born licked his lips and sniffed her neck.

He pulled his head back when Eva shot him in his stomach, which only resulted that he grabbed her gun. She didn't know how he did it so quickly, but then again, maybe she was going reckless. The vampire threw it on the ground. Eva tried to punch him, but he held both her hands to her sides and she felt his breath on her neck.

Eva awoke with a start, and the first thing she felt was a small sting in her neck. She touched it quickly, but she didn't feel any different. She didn't feel dead or immortal. "You should watch out better." A voice sneered through the darkness and Eva's eyes rested on the figure before her. Aikka glared at her through his blue eyes.

"Wha-.."

"He bit you before I noticed your scent. He could've killed you."

She didn't understand and stared vaguely at him. The poison could kill her in 5 minutes.

"I had to suck it out, if that's what you're trying to ask."

Oh. Oh!

He sucked it out. Eva frowned. That means.. She smiled sweetly and now Aikka frowned. "There's nothing to smile, I just killed on of my own people!"

Eva tried to stand up. "Don't come any closer, you're wound isn't healed yet."

Eva felt her wound, and her hand came back with a sticky red- and green liquid, probably blood and some healing crème. She smiled even wider.

"Have you gone mental or something?" He said, obviously displeasured with her smile and the whole fact she was here. Eva shook her head. She stood up and walked over to him, noticing he stiffened but didn't move. She grinned up at him, and locked her arms behind his neck, so she had to stand on her toes a little and pressed herself against him, embracing him. She knew he wasn't bad.

Uncomfortably Aikka locked his arms behind her back, and Eva hugged him tighter. Eventually, the silence got broken. "I didn't know you were one of the rebels of this town."

"Do you mind it?"

He said nothing and Eva's guess was a little of yes and no.

"Can I ask you something?" Eva said, rolling over so she was laying on her stomach in the grass. Aikka glanced at her from G'dar, his beetle.

"Sure."

"What exactly do you do all day in the Palace?"

He grinned and sat down before her. "You know, royal stuff."

Eva grinned. "Of course I know."

"Well, I don't have much to do actually, seeing I'm with you."

Eva faked a grimace. "So I'm not important enough to skip some sort of meeting for?"

He smiled and brushed some hair out of Eva's face. "Of course you are, but my family would most likely be punished if I didn't show up without an extremely good reason."

Eva frowned. "But why are you here as a royal if the Crogs control you?"

He smiled at her. "Because Nourasia is their so called alliance. And with an alliance you need leaders of both planets. If we weren't alive any more, it wouldn't be an alliance but some sort of war Nourasia lost."

Eva considered it. There was only one thing she didn't get.. "But why aren't you on Nourasia?"

He looked pained, but hid it quickly. "Well, I am the crown Prince, and my parents are the King and Queen. And that's exactly why they want us here or somewhere else, but not on Nourasia. Family of us is ruling Nourasia at the moment."

At least that made a bit sense for Eva. "But you want to be there more right?"

"Of course, it's my home. We didn't choose for an alliance, Eva. They actually used some violence to get what they want, and now that they have it we see no other chance then to just cooperate."

Eva nodded. Suddenly she grinned and he questioned why. "Well, I was just thinking.. imagine this war will go on like decades. You'll have to be king once.. I wonder if you're forced to marry with.. you know." She said, wobbling her eyebrows at him.

He immediately grimaced. "I'd kill myself if they would try that."

"But you gotta admit it would be funny." Eva said seriously, and Aikka grinned.

"In your case, yes."

"What's Nourasia like?" Eva said, changing the subject. Aikka immediately smiled delighted.

"It's beautiful, so peaceful. The capital city would be one of the biggest, most fantastic ones you've ever seen! The culture is way different from here and the sky is always clean and nice to breathe in. You should see the moon Eva, it's not one but two! And the times are of course totally different. But Nourasia is the prettiest in morning, when the sky is light but still dark, and you can hear everything."

Eva smiled and Aikka looked at her. "I'll promise I'll take you with me when this war is over."

Eva grinned. "I'd love that." He grinned his fangs bare. Eva of course again noticed them, but she wasn't so frightened any more. "I should go home. It's getting dark in.. one or two hours." He nodded and stood up, holding his hand for her to take and he helped her up.

An half hour later, Eva waved goodbye to Aikka and continued the little alley where he had left her, so no one would notice them, and soon opened the front door to her house. As soon as she locked it and went to the living room, someone knocked it and Eva turned around easily to open it again. "What is it now Jordan?"

Jordan grinned cheekily at her. "Nice to see you again Eva! I just came by passing a message."

Silence.

Eva glared. "So what's the message?"

"Ehe, Jessica told me that James told her that Stan told him he is looking for you. So-eh, I think you can go to your base safely now."

Eva glared deeper. "Did he really ask that? Because, if he didn't, I know where you sleep."

"Yeah, Eva, at least I'm sure Jessica told me that."

She nodded. "Mm.. I'll be there in a few hours."

"You, out." Eva pointed to the door and looked at a few people in the base who immediately sped away, leaving her, Stan and Koji alone in the room and Koji grinned at her dominance which Eva winked at.

Stan nervously smiled at her, it was obvious he wanted her back, but Eva had other ideas. "So, Stan, you called?"

He did his words and Eva nodded when she felt like it, but eventually Eva stood up and looked sadly at Koji. "Sorry Stan, I'm leaving."

"What?"

"I'm leaving."

"I've heard that. Why?"

Eva shrugged, and Koji smiled knowingly. "I think I'm better off alone actually. You'll manage. Of course you can always call me when something big is happening. But I'm leaving." She pointed out and Stan leaned his head on his hands, thinking.

"So you're not going to Jordan either?"

"Nope."

"I wonder how you're gonna explain this to Jessica."

Eva slammed her front door closed, for the extra drama effect. Of course Jessica was mad at her. She could expect that. Eva groaned in self pity. Jessica wasn't just mad, she was pissed.

Eva too, was pissed. Angry because she did that, angry because Jessica said she gave up and angry at herself because.. yeah, she was just angry at herself.

The silence in the house was already growing accustomed to Eva and she didn't even bother to check if her father was home or not. Walking straight up her room Eva put something warm on and walked outside again, to the hills with the view of the Palace. She smiled and lied down, closing her eyes. She really wanted to see Aikka..

Eva looked up boringly. "Are you almost done?"

Aikka didn't say anything. "Aww! Now you're ignoring me!"

"I'm meditating Eva, you know, thinking in silence?"

"Well, then you should have done it on a place where I couldn't find you so easily with just slumping around!"

No response.

Eva glared at his closed eyes. He had been doing this 'meditating' for over an half hour now and Eva was starting to think she should go home to do something better then just waiting for him to start a conversation.

"I'm bored." She sat up. "Really bored Aikka, you know I get annoying then." Now she leaned on her elbows again. "Come oooon!"

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"You're ignoring me again!"

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"I don't like you."

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"I mean it."

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"I could steal G'dar you know, with you doing nothing."

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"I could kill you."

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Eva groaned annoyed and stood up. She grinned devilishly when she got an idea. Maybe not the most fabulous idea, but if it worked she'd have a good laugh. Eva leaned down behind him so she could whisper in his ear, and whispered in a as far as she could manage in a seducing voice,

"When I'm bored I start thinking things.."

Eva clutched her stomach and laughed loudly when she saw it worked, he immediately jumped up and turned around, shocked. Though she knew he didn't find it funny in any sort of way, Eva just kept laughing.

5 minutes later, Eva stopped laughing and they glared at each other. He hadn't moved a centimetre since Eva stopped laughing and eventually Eva gave up.

"At least I got your attent.. ion" Eva finished as he suddenly was before her. She hated vampire-speed and Eva looked up accusingly. "You shouldn't scare me like that, it could give me a heart-" Again she didn't complete her sentence as his hands got on her back, moving to her neck and Eva glanced at his eyes, which only had a little trace of black. While she was trying to figure out what he was doing, Aikka leaned in closer to her neck, and Eva almost had the urge to laugh again when he sniffed her gently. It seemed unreal, he smelled her.

"You smell so intoxicating."

Oops. That didn't promise much good.

Eva felt her neck pulse lightly, but didn't push him away, as she was still trying to figure out what his purpose was with this. Suddenly he pulled his head back and stared in her eyes deeply and Eva breathed in deeply as his cold hands got under her shirt on her back. A vampire always had a cold skin, because the heart wasn't pumping any blood. Eva stopped thinking any vampire facts when she felt another cold thing.

Not on her back. On her lips?

Eva realized it were his own lips on hers and she closed her eyes in an instant and shivered, but she knew it wasn't his cold touch and she locked her arms behind his neck and pressed harder, which made him pull back. "If I bite your lip.."

Eva pulled him back with a sigh and kissed him again, deepening it and for a moment she just didn't care if he was a vampire or not. He pressed her even closer when they started a tongue battle and she smiled in the kiss, his cold hands rubbing her back.

For one moment, Eva totally forgot there was a war.

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