It was morning as the sunlight dimly filtered through the heavy shades that covered the window. The faint sound of knocking was heard and Saeth muttered something under his breath before groggily waking up. Propping himself on an elbow while rubbing his eyes with his free hand, he looked around for a moment before looking down beside him…smiling gently. Christoph lay curled up, still in a deep slumber, with a small smile on his face. *What are you dreaming of my little demon* thought Saeth before brushing Christoph's bangs away from his face *There wouldn't be anything in the world I wouldn't give up to keep you here*. The vampire stayed there for a moment, remembering the night's events before smiling to himself. It was probably the only time he was truly happy after so many years…here with his precious demon. The sound of knocking was heard again and Saeth sighed before carefully climbing over Christoph without waking him and getting off the bed. Before leaving the room, he searched on the floor for his pants that had been tossed aside for obvious reasons that needn't be explained. Finding them, he clumsily pulled them on. Going down the stairs, he walked up to the door and opened it, only to be surprised by the unexpected visitor…more surprising the visitor than surprising him.

"O-oh my." said a nervous Rin, caught off guard and looked away with a dark blush staining her cheeks "I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to come this e-earl-…Did I disturb you?"

She was flustered because he was only clad in a pair of black pants that were rather low on his narrow hips. He was lean and very well toned, not overly muscular but enough to see that he was much defined.

"Why are you here?" asked Saeth in a tired voice while running a hand through his tousled hair

He took careful note that she looked unhealthily tired and weak.

"That demon…" she said after a moment, averting her eyes "That tried to attack us…"

"What about him?" questioned Saeth, his lips forming a slight frown

"He kidnapped my mother." she said, worry evident in her voice

Saeth cursed under his breath before stepping away from the door and motioning her to come inside, seeing she wasn't out to kill him…yet. She walked in and he closed the door before brushing past her. It was an abnormally large home with many rooms and she wondered what was hidden behind them. Her curiosity peaked when she saw thin red long scratches on both sides of his spine that looked like someone dragged their claws down his sculpted back. He motioned that she could sit down as he walked into the kitchen. Suddenly he heard a dull thud and rushed back to find her, faint, on the ground. Kneeling beside her, he carefully got her into a sitting position and saw that blood was blooming from her shirt. He looked up and cursed again before picking her up and laying her on the couch. Christoph came rushing from the room and down the stairs, hearing the commotion when he was changing, and hurried out to see what had happened.

"What's going on?" he asked as he ran over

"I honestly don't know." said Saeth "Get the medical kit."

Christoph nodded and quickly went to get it while Saeth tore open Rin's shirt and placed his hand on the gash to keep pressure on the deep wound to keep it from bleeding any further. Christoph came back and moved Saeth out of the way to help Rin with her wound. Saeth, being a vampire, was being a little restless because of the smell of her blood. He stalked off, going out to find something to quench the thirst for blood, leaving Christoph with Rin. When he finally fixed her up an hour later, she started waking up.

"W-w-where am I?" she mumbled

Christoph turned to look at her as she turned and saw him. He smiled and balanced on the balls of his feet while crouching down to her level on the couch.

"You're inside." he replied, his voice matching the quiet softness of the house "You know, it's a good thing you came here when you did because you would've bled to death from that wound."

She relaxed a bit when she noticed it was the demon that always happened to be with Saeth. Nodding hesitantly, she looked at her surroundings. It was an old Victorian home…very pretty in that antique way that just set the mood to castle times. The front door opened and Saeth walked in. Christoph turned and smiled before he got up and walked over to the still tired vampire. They spoke in low voices in a strange language that Rin didn't understand. Rin took notice that Christoph wore a large shirt that hung around his delicate shoulders, skinny jeans that looked like they were hastily put on, his hair pulled into a loose and messy ponytail, and he had a curious tattoo on his shoulder blade. Christoph agreed to something Saeth had said and nodded before leaving up the stairs. Saeth looked at Rin before going over to her and grabbed her wrist in a gentle ghostly grip, using his other hand to roll up her sleeve to examine her arm.

"Any pains?" he asked distractedly as he checked her other arm as well

"No actually." she said as he lifted her legs into his lap and checked them as well

Once he finished, he moved her legs off of him and moved behind her to check her back. That's when she felt his cold but soothing hands run up her back, checking for bruises and unnoticeable injuries Christoph might've missed.

"Your girlfriend looks nice." commented Rin, sounding tired

"My who?" questioned Saeth, pausing momentarily

"The girl you were talking with." said Rin, slightly confused, "You live with her don't you? That must mean you're together right?"

She turned to look at the vampire but he had a twisted smile on his face before he abruptly burst into laughter making her frown. What was so funny about what she had said? She really didn't find it funny. Once he gained some control over himself, he rubbed his eyes before looking at her again. His expression was actually cheerful and happy which suited him very well; his eyes had gotten softer, and his features smoothed out to his smile that showed his fangs.

"You must be mistaken." he said "That's not a girl. He is a boy."

"A…boy?" said Rin, shocked

"His name is Christoph." continued Saeth

"He…He looks like a woman!" she exclaimed

Saeth just laughed again, finding her expression priceless. He shook his head and smiled at her with a genuine warm smile. She hid her embarrassment but couldn't help but laugh a bit herself. With a sigh, he looked at her as if examining her, reading her like a book. His expression darkening, not forgetting why she had come here in the first place, he leaned forward slightly to rest his elbows on his knees.

"Just answer me this." he said before pausing and then continuing "Why do you want my help? I am a vampire after all. A monster….as you said. Worthy of death."

She recoiled, thinking that he should be on one of those shows where the good cop goes bad. First he was laughing and now he was questioning her. How can he so easily change the subject with such ease without making it uncomfortable but yet so disturbing at the same time? She was pinned. His intense gaze seemed to shrink her as it didn't let up.

"Well…You're the only one who can help." she said after a moment

"I'm the only one?" he said with slight amusement in his voice as he waved his hand around in a lazy fashion, representing a vague thought "I'm sure you know plenty of more people that can help you with your… dilemma."

"No I don't." she said with a pause, thinking how he knew she was a hunter herself, maybe there was more to him than he let on "And why won't you help me?!"

"Because. I. Have. Nothing. To. Do. With. It." he said, stressing each word, leaning forward