Adrian (There's Love In The Air)

"Adrian Ivashkov, what have you done?" Abe yelled at me. He still hadn't taken his eyes off of Sydney's neck. I wanted to just reach over and make those marks just disappear.

"He didn't do anything Abe," Sydney said, "I wanted him to. I told him he could." I couldn't believe that Sydney was telling Abe this.

"I don't care this is unacceptable!" He yelled, "And for the wedding, congragulation, this meeting is over." I looked at Abe in complete shock.

"Wait, Abe!" Sydney yelled.

"What?" he spat.

"Where are we staying."

"Wherever you so wish." he walked away after that.

I couldn't believe it. Of all the reactions to get from Abe this one wasn't one that I'd thought about happening. I don't think Sydney had either. I looked at her, she was completely perfect, nothing would ever change that.

"Sydney you might want to put your shirt on now." I said with a smile. She looked down and laughed. She'd forgotten about her shirt in her daze.

"So where are we going?"

"Well how about to the Queen's suite?" I suggested.

"Or we could just go to a hotel." She said with a smile. I couldn't believe what had happened to Sydney it was like she wasn't her anymore, but at the same time I still loved her.

"Okay but we have to go back to the jeweler." I said, expecting her become frustrated with that.

"Why?"

"For the necklace and bracelet." I told her and kissed her. I looked at her neck and a rush of spirits filled me. I couldn't help it anytime I saw her in pain, I wanted to heal her. She also still had the glazed eyes from the endorphins. I didn't like that.

"Adrian no." She said sternly.

"But..."

"No, you've used spirits a lot today as it is. I don't want you to use spirits. I can see what it's doing to you and I don't like it." She said. I understood that but I also didn't want her to have a scar on her neck from my bite marks. "You'll end up doing this again and you'll want to heal me then too. I just don't want you to go off the deep end."

She was right, there was a high chance of me doing that. Lissa had cut her wrists when spirits got to be to much for her. I drank like there was no tomorrow. I didn't know what else to do. This was all new to me, I couldn't not heal Sydney, but at the same time if she asked me not to I had to respect that too. I didn't understand how any of this worked.

"I know this is new, it's new for me too," she said, her voice was reassuring just like always. I don't really know where I'd be today without her. I knew that Abe wouldn't be mad as hell, but I also know that I wouldn't be as happy as I am right now without her. "But Adrian, we have each other, we can get though this together." She was right we, we had each other, we could take on anything with each other next each other.

We'd already stopped at the jewelers and I'd went in to pick them up. I hadn't given them to her just yet, but I would tonight. I felt like I should wait just a little while. We decided to stay at the court's hotel. It wasn't directly at court, it was more like part of court from a distance, a safe distance.

Sydney had finally given in and let me heal her neck. I was so happy she had because every time I looked at it I got this horrible feeling in my stomach. I couldn't take it and every time I saw the bite marks I spirits rushed up inside of me trying to take me over.

I think that Sydney just didn't know what to do with all my emotions. I felt bad about that, I kind of wished that I could do something about that. But I also knew that, she was okay with it, she wanted this and that she didn't regret me saving her in her apartment.

"How many rooms would you like?" The women said at the desk she looked tired. I didn't blame her it was either late shift or a really early shift for her. Vampire schedules where the opposite of humans.

"One." Sydney said looking at me with a twinkle in her eye. I couldn't believe she was mine, I was one lucky vampire there was no denying that.

"One bed?" She asked.

"Yes, a king would be nice." I said and pulled Sydney close to me. She kind of tensed up at first, she wasn't used to this whole public display of affection I guess. But I knew that she would quickly just like she did with everything else.

We had a very large suite to ourselves and we could have it for as long as we wanted. We didn't have to leave it ever. Well I'm sure that once Lissa found out that we were back she'd have different plans for me at least but Sydney would just have to come with me.

I was pretty sure that Lissa wasn't going to fight me on that. I was pretty sure she was going to be happy I'd found someone else in this world and had moved on past Rose.

Rose was happy with Dimitri and I didn't want to ruin that for her or him.

Sydney was looking all around the room, she was surprised at how beautiful everything was. Once she'd taken everything in she turned back to me and smiled. This truly was my new beginning and hers too.

Mine because, my old life was of my parents being disappointed in me all the time. Them thinking I'd never amount to be anything else in my life. But they'd been wrong, I was in control of my life now, I knew what I wanted and nothing could stop me not even my dad.

Although, I was sure he would try his hardest to stop me from marrying Sydney, but I loved her and she loved me, I had no idea why but she did. Nothing my father could do would tear us apart. Sydney already knew about what the role my mom had played in the death of my aunt. So he couldn't use that card this time, but I'm sure he had one hundred more where that came from.

Sydney's new beginning, because, she's finally free from the Alchemist, well kind of. From the way Abe reacted it still looked as though he would protect her if not. I'm sure Lissa could find me two guardians, I was one of the Royal families after all. They were obligated to give me two guardians if I desired.

Maybe tomorrow I could go talk to Lissa about that. It wasn't a bad idea just in case. I mean could it really hurt to have two highly trained body guards wherever we went. I'd been surprised that Abe hadn't thought of this. I mean I can always save Sydney as long as I'm not hurt, but if I become hurt that no longer works.

"Adrian," Sydney said pulling me out of my thoughts. "I think we should sleep." She said seductively. God she was going to drive me crazy for many years.

She was already in bed, naked. I couldn't believe it. "We left our baggage remember?" Oh did I ever remember.

I took off my shirt and pants I left my boxers on. I didn't want to push my luck to far.

She pulled me on top of her and kissed me with such passion it was almost unbearable. I wanted her so bad, but I knew tonight wasn't going to be the night. I didn't want tonight to be the night.

She paused for a moment, and I knew she knew that thought. I kissed her and I felt the blood rushing underneath her skin. I could feel it's warmth and I wanted that warmth.

This time I didn't think twice, I didn't even kiss her neck first. She knew what was coming and she moaned my name as I bit into her neck. Her grip on me stayed strong for awhile. Until her hands made their way to my waist. They rested there for a moment.

I couldn't help it I kept drinking as I moaned. This made her lose it. She pulled me away and rolled me over so that I was on my back and she was on top of me. I looked at her, I mean I really looked. She was completely naked. I would've been completely okay with just staring at her all night.

I looked into her eyes and knew that the endorphins weren't causing her to do what she did next. I knew it had been me and that made me feel great.

Right before she took off my boxers she whispered in my ear, "I mean it, I'm not going anywhere," thos words were all I needed to know that she really did want to do this and that this was really happening and that it had no relation to the endorphins.

I knew without a doubt that, Sydney Sage would be with me forever, she knew it too. I couldn't have asked for anything better in my life.

I was gentle to her, I felt like I was going to break her, but she proved to be pretty unbreakable. We were at it for hours, I'd lost track of time the second it had all started. No one could truthfully blame me, I was having the best night of my life.

Once we'd exhausted ourselves we didn't untangle. we continued to be as close as we could to one another.

"Adrian," she said softly, "When do I get to see my necklace and bracelet?"

"In time." That was all we said until morning, a vampire's morning, a day later. We both had drifted in and out of sleep but we both stayed as close to one another as possible. I knew love was definitely in the air, and it felt amazing.