SerenityxEndymion: 😊 he will grow up but its gonna take something big to happen for that to happen. His childish ways are going to dissipate a bit but will it be to late? Lol damon's actions with his mistress were more so that usagi could just see one more stupid thing he does and be that much more convinced on what to do going forward. As for your Q's yes vampires can have kids…Underworld series alone, but for them as to why they don't need condom's, I'll explain it a bit more going forward but its sort of an ovulation thing like when their the most likely to conceive so yeah…I'll get more into that later on. as for Minako yeah he did but got shot down then met Usagi and history people. Lol not every female and its more of a he's anew fresh thing that is with Usagi who's 'supposed' to be with Damon but isn't. so kind of 'how did you manage to get her to defy Damon? And no the red head isn't beryl. Its ann. I can't give away to many spoilers but there will be a moment of fear in that respect. He doesn't think it will but he certain thinks that with Mamoru gone that she'll be to depressed to fight him off and will give in.

MoonMama89: thank you I was concerned on that as well but I think I've managed to make it my own so thanks. Possibly and the other one prior I answered to 'SerenityxEndymion'. Rei will get something out of this in the end but she has a lot to progress through. It wont be easy she'd been in love with the man for hundreds of years…you don't let that go easily or anytime soon. Thanks again and its fine, constructive criticism is good as long as in the end you still like it and its positive in helping. 😊

SerenityMorrison: yes and yes! Lol Damon is getting more volatile but before he can do to much more things will hit home for everyone in other ways you'll be seeing soon.

OrientalDanceGirl: that moment will be huge to write out. Lol I can't wait for those parts to come up which is very soon! No he did love her but only because she was as crazed with the bloodlust as he was. There's more backstory on them coming up. Exactly as I saw it. I took bits of his mates personality, though not actually really in this story, from traits I saw women have in 'deadly women'. That drama documentary series.

4 review, nice well lets see where this next one gets us. Please read and review!

A vampires forbidden love ch.17

Usagi POV

It had been a week that passed by and it seemed like everyone, save for one…was gearing up for war. Damon had taken to holing himself up in his father's office going over paperwork, or so he said. He barely spoke to me personally which I wasn't caring about however I had to care because I did still technically report to him. I had even been giving him the reports from the vampire I had to send out to watch over Yamamoro.

We couldn't touch him in a public setting due to his high profile status so we settled with watching his every move from afar. I made sure that the vampire watching him would keep his distance to avoid being spotted. Older vampires like Yamamoro could tell more easily than a vampire that was only a few hundred years old could tell. The scent could reach further for them for obvious reasons.

Mamoru had at one point asked to go watch the Lycan but I knew he was only asking as a favor to me since Damon had outright refused to do so. He felt bad and wanted to make sure that someone was watching over the personification of evil. I had gone and watched him one night and when I got back to the estate I immediately went to take a hot shower. My skin crawled being within range of him.

Besides I had to especially make sure I didn't go there again as seeing what he did for pleasure was disgusting on so many levels my stomach literally turned. Suddenly I had been grateful that our elder put me in charge of executing him because there would be no doubt in my mind. There would be no hesitation on factual back-rounds. I recalled even asking the elder how that last battle went.

He expressed recalling killing Yamamoro's mate. She had been a psychotically loose cannon that enjoyed killing more than any Lycan he remembered seeing. He killed her when he saw her slaughter eight of their own in her lust filled rage. Yamamoro saw this and went into the rage himself against our elders mate and unborn child. Though while she seemed mentally deluded he concluded Yamamoro egged her on and embraced her delusion as a pleasure for himself to watch carnage happen.

I understood and still stood by the side of the elder. Regardless if she was the mate to this Lycan to make a child that can't protect itself suffer was unimaginable and made you want to kill them just for existing. I asked if he met him before that fateful night and according to him they had even tried to form a peace treaty with the Lycan's. They had all decided that loose of life of the enemy wasn't worth nearly getting exposed by the royal family of the country they were all living in at the time.

It failed when Yamamoro's mate begged him very vocally to give in with her and kill them all. Her bloodlust was and overall need to kill repeatedly overtook them both and killed all but a few vampires including our elder whom got away that fate filled night. Yamamoro had said the last civil words that night to Yamamoro, 'What can I say if she wants death then death it is.' It was clear to our elder that as long as she existed her mate would give into her indulgences and kill at will as she did.

That's when I realized it only stopped or was made that much lesser when she died by our elders hands. He said 'I saw it in her eyes…she enjoyed the misery she put others in. She feed off their fear and blood like crack. She held no remorse, no care for anyone else other than her and her mate.' Apparently our elder years after the ordeal researched her from prior to her being a Lycan and found that she had multiple psychological problems that her family couldn't handle and sent her to a mental ward.

Yamamoro had gone to the ward to eat and found himself head over heels in love with her. She showed no fear of him and even ended up seducing him. He mated with her and the rest became a bloody history. Our elder thought that maybe me knowing the information might gain me an edge if Yamamoro became too much for me. After all he was a very powerful Lycan. I had asked him 'Does Damon know this?'

The elder became very quiet and merely said 'For right now Damon is being left to his own devices. I cannot allow my focus to be taken from this war to deal with an adult petulant brat. He will fight in this war no doubt but I think it's time to not put too much focus into him.' I was left with an odd feeling in my gut as he walked away that day. I hadn't even gone to give Damon my report on the Lycan.

Besides with his attitude problem and now the elder telling me to leave him be I wondered what was going on or what was going to happen going forward. For the next several days I had more and more vampires coming to me for training advice, progress on what was going on, what to do and where I proposed they stood on the battlefield. Somehow I had become the unspoken leader during Damon's solitary of his own choosing.

I went with it only due to it needing to get done. I went through several vampires that I had personally worked with over the decades and formed an army that would protect the estate as I had done and would continue to do. I had even found which ones worked great at sniper duty to take on Lycan's that could run to get more help. I wasn't taking any chances and taking every precaution available.

Mamoru by my side for most of it wasn't being assumed that he was there purely due to me, he had been carrying his own weight and more so since this last week commenced. His training became more demanding physically and mentally but I could sense it changing him. Making him feel more confident and stronger in his own right as a vampire. Some of the vampires that had come over to help were even asking his opinion on things. He was shocked to say the least but nonetheless obliged where he could.

I hadn't paid to much mind to Damon when I did see him until one day I heard a rumor that he and I were secretly back together and waiting for the end of the war to happen so we could be together and lead together. It was sending all sorts of confusion throughout the estate and bringing pointless questions to me. I had to assure people that the only thing that was any relation to us now was strictly professional. I had to go talk to Damon about this as clearly leaving him to his own devices was a bad idea.

I knew Mamoru wouldn't believe the rumor mill but being hounded about it was taking away precious time from our work. Riling up the rumor mill was a cheap shot if there ever was one and it had Damon written all over it. I decided it would be better to take a small amount of time to correct the situation rather than leave it alone as clearly that was doing nothing to help out. I pounded on the office door before walking in.

For the first time in weeks he was actually appearing to be doing work. "What the hell is going on?" I demanded closing the door behind me. He sat back in his father's chair like he owned the place. Somehow seeing him in that chair now wasn't as imposing as before nor nearly as imposing as his father was in that chair. It started to look really wrong to see him in it and suddenly I became more agitated than before.

"Whatever do you mean?" he asked as innocently as I think he could make his voice sound. I rolled my eyes as he proceeded to ignore me yet act as though he was giving me his attention, "Telling everyone that we're secretly together is not only uncouth and ridiculous…" he lost his innocent eyes, "But it's down-right bull shit." I didn't bother to beat around the bush. He smiled again, "AND even when I was your mistress we still weren't together cause you had two other girls lined up."

He wasn't getting away with this on a technicality. Even though he did smirk at the fact that I acknowledged that. We had more important things to do! "Well…" he stood up from his seat and sauntered around the desk and leaned against it facing me at the head of it, "Being that father did want us be together I'm thinking we could work out an arrangement." I looked at him as if he were deluded - oh hell – "Are you off your rocker or something?" I asked.

Not at all kidding here. He narrowed his eyes, "Cutie…But no, I'm perfectly fine though you seem to have a bit of a death wish by leaving our bed to get hooked up with that Mamoru." He glared at me. I pinched the bridge of my nose in acute frustration at the sheer idiocy of this, "One, we NEVER had a bed that we shared or that was OURS. Secondly when are you going to wise up to what's going on out there?" I was beginning to wonder if he was now living in some fantasy world.

"We have far more important things to be talking about or doing and your spreading false rumors in the hopes of what? Breaking us up? Making people question things? Oh that's a smart tactic RIGHT when we're planning a war here!" he looked at me like I nailed him but refused to admit to it. "I was just telling people the truth." He stated instead. I got right up into his face, "Even IF we were like that now is NOT the time!" BAKA!

I leaned back as he grinned at the close proximity. "Seriously are you high or becoming mental or something to explain why you can't let me or this go?!" I snapped. He got into my face but I didn't care if anything it just made me more pissed off that he couldn't move forward, move past this issue, "Listen to me just because they like him doesn't mean I've accepted defeat in this manner. He's nothing more than a newbie vamp that's gotten lucky enough to have you by his side. Otherwise he would be dead."

While that was true he didn't have to – "And with him being a part of this war he could still die and probably will as he's so new and has the weakness that comes with it." I was fuming now, "You think he can have your back out there? You think he could take on a Lycan and win? Their stronger than he is." I stopped him, "Not against the newer ones. He can take them on and he's becoming more proficient than you in hand to hand combat." I snarked off.

"You think he could take me on?" he demanded, truth was Damon was stronger and faster due to his age for the majority of us. He was excellent at what he did…back then but I wasn't so sure of his skill now. His preference for lacking in the 'warrior' business was taking its toll on him and I wasn't a hundred percent on his ability anymore though he was still a strong vampire to have ones back.

I just wasn't sure I trusted him as a person to have my back. Not with everything that had happened, not anymore. He already almost got us caught that one night. Mamoru was at least tactically prepared since his recent training and more willing to die for what he believed in that Damon was. I wasn't sure I could count on Damon to take a mortal wound whereas I knew Mamoru would.

I narrowed my eyes at him, "Honestly…I think you're not only jealous of him but threatened by him. By his very presence here." I said with an air of knowing. "You can't stand that the others aren't more perturbed by his presence. That their even defending him against you. That's he's being respected here and even though it's very small that the other vampires are asking him for guidance on things." True though in more of what his old job was.

I could tell he wanted to slap me. The snarl on his face was livid and his eyes started to darken as if he were going to vamp out on me. Thing is he had me wanting to seriously punch him in the face for his stupidity and ridiculous rumors. I mean seriously what is he? A teenager? I thought he was more mature than this?! He must have sensed my own aggressive anger because the next thing I knew the back of his hand connected painfully with my face and it took all of my strength NOT to snap his neck for it.

I had almost done it to but he caught me as I had resisted my own instincts. Though now I wonder how bad it would have been had I not held back and went to snap his neck. Would I feel upset…happy…fearful of his father's response…that's when I knew I held back to stop his father from feeling anymore pain of losing a loved one. He may not like his son but he still loved him and I couldn't take a child away from him. He's already suffered so much.

I looked at Damon for the first time with a look that said 'You don't know how lucky you are that you're still alive!' his expression back at me was that of shock and anger…and a tinge of fear. I think he could tell that I held back my instinctive reaction. Sad part was I felt like I did wrong against my deceased blood for NOT killing him. I glared back at him and said, "Damon give it up and LET IT GO!" I became louder before I quieted down again.

The sting of his slap still lingering on my face. I swallowed my pride, I swallowed my hate and my anger. I kept my personal feelings at bay as we had more at stake here to talk about and unlike him I wasn't about to let that get in the way of our progress. "I'm not getting into an argument with you." I clenched my fists to control how pissed off I was. My nails digging in so hard they were threatening to pierce the skin.

"You seriously need to stop spreading these false rumors. We have better things to do with our time than to deal with your childish ways. Spreading such bullshit is completely immature and something we don't have time for." He rolled his eyes at me. Fuck it! I got into his face. "Grow up, grow a set, be a damn man and own your shit!" I poked him on each word till he grabbed it and using his speed spun me around to facing the desk and he behind me.

I was a tad stunned by it as I felt him come up behind me. His mouth at my ear as he said, "This is MY coven and you will do exactly as I tell you to. So if I want to talk about things I will." I felt like I was receiving a flash back and needed to stop it, "I've been loyal to this coven the day you brought me here. Don't you dare even think that just because I defy you on this ONE fucking thing means that you get to treat me like this." I snapped.

I tried to gently nudge him away but he only strengthened his hold on me. "Defy me once? Every day your with him is defying me repeatedly. You think I like seeing you parading around here with him." I tensed ready to fight if he didn't let up, "You think I'm going to my red head cause she's good? FUCK NO!" he snapped. "I'm only with her cause your refusing to let me have you and Rei's whatever…" he muttered. I looked all around the desk and found many objects I could use to incapacitate him with.

"Damon…" the warning tone was clear and low. He held me pinned to the desk and I had to fight the urge to fight him off right away. "If you don't stop…" I wanted to give him a chance to redeem himself but when he grabbed at my ass I had had enough. I slammed my head back and broke his nose on impact. I could hear his howl of pain as he released me, "Make no mistake you touch me now and I will retaliate." I walked forward and saw the blood coming out.

It was dripping onto the wood floor of the office. He looked at me with murder in his eyes, "I won't stand for your treatment of me anymore either. Stop the rumors and do as requested. Don't make me say or else." I left the office shortly afterwards feeling a tinge of satisfaction from the action but also feeling scared for his retaliation against me…or what he would do to those that I cared for in retaliation.

I needed to keep an eye on him now as well and that was a sad fact to think but it was true. I didn't dare ask Rei of it knowing how things were for her now so I went to the next person I knew would be best to keep an eye on him. Toki's assistant would do well and get him out of the lab for a bit which I knew he'd like. I wish I didn't have to do it but I knew I had no choice. He would retaliate…I had to stop that from happening.

Damon POV

I would have swatted the paperwork on the desk if it wasn't all important. I admitted should be more involved as I could see how this war was starting to become favorable for the Lycan's but I was wallowing in my own misery. For hundreds of years I had her at my beck and call. For hundreds of years I had her to do whatever asked of her. I was her 'king' and she my sex slave and I lived for it.

I hated my father for repeatedly suggesting that we get together on a more permanent basis. For telling me I should settle. For telling me I should take that chance even though it would ultimately end in pain and sorrow as it did for him. Yet he still insisted on it. I walked back around the desk and poured a glass of Brandy. I took one sip before I remembered seeing that look of utter hate.

She held back from doing something worse to me…to me! The slap felt satisfying but I wanted more. I had to have her again and she resisted…again. Then the bitch broke my nose. I touched it before resetting it by hand. I took another sip before the memory of her body against mine briefly came to me and then the images of her with HIM came to mind. The glass shattered into the tiniest of little pieces against the wall before I knew it.

I seriously hated him. I wanted Mamoru dead yesterday and I wanted her to be mine again. I wanted…I sat back on the desk and for the first time in a long time slumped my head to the desk top. I wanted her to love me…to want to be with me. I just didn't want to admit it and now…I looked up…now he had her and he had all that I really wanted. I would never tell her or anyone else this…I refused to show that type of humanity.

Instead I just thought to myself…I should have snapped his neck before the order of protection was on him. Even if it would have pissed off my father I should have. Problem was I might have fuck everyone on the war. I decided I would continue with my secondary plan since the rumor one was a bad move. It was a bit immature as Usagi indicated but I was going for a smaller scale whereas I should have thought on a grander scale of what I wanted.

When the war came Mamoru would die and it would be in such a manner that it couldn't be placed on me on any hand that I commanded. This was no longer just about wanting her back this was about my pride, and yes my ego. She never once swooned over me. Never once fell in love with me and yet this prick gives her a little time of day and she's head over heels as he is with her. "Mark my words…" I muttered.

It wasn't till my phone went off that I pulled it and answered, "Hai?" the voice on the other end was of a man that I hadn't heard from in years, "I'm nearing the estate now. We have a serious problem and need to talk. Your father to and Usagi." He ended the call as I got up. My right hand man that I put in charge of beyond the estate affairs was coming back in with bad news after sending him out years ago.

I told him he only could return in less than a decade if it was pending world trouble or an emergency. If he felt it was then I was all ears. I sent a text to Usagi and my father regarding the urgency of a meeting. Within five they were both there. Though Usagi looked less than pleased she was still there promptly. "What's this about?" she asked, Mamoru behind her in tow, "He's not needed in here." I responded.

"Unless your father says it's not necessary we could always use another perspective on the matter." She stood her ground as my father walked in, "Malachite called me. Is on his way in. Said it's urgent." I told him. Both my father and Usagi looked at me stunned. Neither had seen him since the day he left. "Then this is important. My father went to go sit down as we waited in the office. Another ten minutes of silenced passed before the door opened up to reveal my initial right hand man.

He was a strong brute force to be reckoned with. His pale blonde hair longer than I had last seen him and his muscles even bigger than I last remembered. He was a power house, but he also fell from my favor, hence his presence being removed from the estate. Reason being, he made an attempt to fornicate with Usagi. She had refuted him of course but I still saw his attempt on her form. I felt it was a betrayal of me so I sent him away.

He profusely apologized to her for the attempt having assumed that she was accepting of it and that he could get away with a tryst once I was done with her but he thought wrong. He never made any attempt to apologize to me only tried to explain himself. He was lucky I didn't kill him on site. It was only our past history and grand friendship that held my murderous rage back from delivering a killing blow. Though I did notice that Usagi tensed a bit around him, "Usagi." He was polite, "Sir." He looked at my father before to me, "Damon." I nodded.

"I have only grimness to report. The Lycan's in the north are heading their way here. They've built an army far larger than what this coven can produce in such a little amount of time." Now everyone was riled up, "Are you serious?" I demanded. He nodded looking worried himself. "So not only are they building an army here but they have reinforcements coming in from the north?" Malachite looked a little stunned but quickly caught on, "Hai."

This was bad news. All of a sudden hiding in my mistresses room seemed like a better option than to be out here. "We don't have nearly enough weapons or protective gear to combat a fully large scale Lycan attack of that magnitude." My leader side was coming back out as I spoke. Our resources were vast don't get me wrong but even we couldn't fend off that many Lycan's. There had never been an attack of that magnitude before.

Which was why Yamamoro was marking it the date that the first massive battle happened on. He wants to wipe us out as he tried to do back then. The seriousness of it hit me head on. "Yamamoro is a cunning dick if I ever knew one." My father stated, I looked over to him, "He knows we have to be somewhat limited and I cannot ask the other coven for any more help as they will be left vulnerable to an attack themselves." He concluded.

"How many more are we talking about?" Mamoru asked. Malachite barely glanced at him, "Enough." It wasn't an answer. Though I knew why he didn't give a full answer, he didn't know Mamoru and frankly he would never get to know him. Not before I made sure the newbie vamp died. I didn't need for my own loyal's at Malachite's level to start to 'like' him to. It was bad enough the rest of the coven did.

Usagi POV

I didn't feel like going through this political bullshit, "How many?" I asked, he looked back at me, "An additional hundred. Easily." Too many…for the first time in my hundreds of years I feared for our future. "We need to do something…" Damon stated. He was right we needed to do something but what could we do? He was right what we had made so far wasn't nearly enough to combat what was coming.

No matter how many vampires we had working on it we didn't have enough supplies to go around. Eventually those weapons that Yamamoro was using would get through our defenses then it was our soldiers myself included on the front lines. I looked over and saw the expressions change on Damon's face. He was the most bloodthirsty one of us and if even he was doubting…wait...a thought struck me.

"I have a bad idea that just might save us." I said. Everyone looked to me, "Diamond." His blood thirst was insatiable and after all this time of being imprisoned he would be a wild animal against the Lycan's. He was our Hail Mary. Our elder saw my reasoning as did Malachite but both Mamoru and Damon both said, "NO!" I looked to each of them realizing for the first time ever they agreed with one another.

They noticed it to and instead of fighting on it they both gave into why they each felt it was a bad idea, "You do remember what happened the last time he was out?" Damon asked me, "Of course I do! I also remember that his blood lust was insatiable and he left that village in ruins. Don't tell me you don't think it's possible." I cornered him verbally. Starring him down. "You saw the darkness he wrought upon that village." He turned away.

I went up to the desk he sat at. "Your men saw it. The destruction. The carnage. You know what he's capable of doing." I gave him all the information he needed. His men gave him the reports of what happened. We had to leave the first place we were at because of what happened. He knows its our best move to make…it's our only move left to make. As much as I hated to say it maybe everything that happened all that time ago was for a reason.

Maybe Damon's decision that fateful night was fate. Or maybe it was coincidence, who knows but what I do know is we need Diamond and we needed him now. "Usa…" Mamoru voiced, I turned to him, "Usually I'm not one for agreeing with Damon…" Damon himself flicked him off, "But he's right." Damon sighed realizing he and Mamoru were on the same grounds for once, "Using Diamond after he's spent so much time in captivity is a HUGE risk. One that I don't think is worth taking."

"And you know I hate to agree with Mamoru but he's absolutely right. Diamond may not even remember us. It's been hundreds of years. He might attack anyone of us on site and drain them dry." He reasoned. I never thought I'd see this day come to light where the man I loved and the man that was Damon agreed with each other. Opposite ends of the spectrum coming together for a common reason.

I was as stunned and slightly pleased by it as I was annoyed by it. "Or he might be a weakened and starved vampire that is too weak to attack us." I looked over at our elder then to Malachite having long ago forgiven him for his transgression against me. "Once he's given blood and remembers us he can help kill the Lycan's coming to us. Unless anyone else has a better idea. I'm all ears." I ventured.

It was seconds later when our elder spoke up, "While I don't particularly want Diamond to be used due to the risks involved…" he looked to Damon then to Mamoru, "At the same point…" he looked to me, "We are out of options and time." Damon and Mamoru both were now in agreeance, "Father there must be another way." Damon obviously didn't like the idea and honestly neither did I but we needed Diamond.

"Diamond was insatiable when he was a newbie, he's got two hundred years on him now…think of - " his father stood up, "Hai, Damon think of the impact he could make for us. Saving the lives of hundreds of our kind." Damon backed down, "Sir…" Mamoru tried. Our elder's eyes warmed to Mamoru as his expression of concern was a valid one. "With all due respect sir Damon has good strong points. The bloodlust of such a man kept in captivity for all that time could prove to be to much to handle." I looked to Mamoru.

I knew he was concerned about the effects of having Diamond loose could have. I loved that he was concerned but we didn't have any other choices. Damon himself looked torn between wanting to yell at him and agreeing with everything he had to say. Being on the same grounds as Mamoru was a new stretch of land for him. He didn't like it but he didn't want to lose this war NOR did he want to let Diamond out. I couldn't believe it. This was truly a time for the term the enemy of my enemy.

"I understand your concerns…and they are both valid, but trust me on this…" he said before Mamoru could talk again, "Who is this guy?" Malachite asked regarding Mamoru as he looked him up and down. "He's her pet." Damon said with distain though jealousy was clearly laced with it. "I'm not a pet." Mamoru defended. Both glared daggers at each other for obvious reasons however Malachite became even more confused.

"Wait if he's her pet does that mean that you two are no longer - " the raw anger from Damon made that really obvious. "I thought she was off limits." He looked to me, "How about we steer clear of the drama crap and stay on the more important topic." I suggested not wanting to get into this. "Usa's right. In fighting will not help we need to do what's necessary even if we don't agree with it." Damon looked at him furiously.

"Hey I don't like it either but what other options do we have?" Mamoru told Damon angrily. I could tell Malachite was stunned to be seeing this display. Once they stopped arguing he simply said, "Seriously who is this guy?" he thumbed over at Mamoru. I answered plain and simple, "He's my chosen mate." Malachite looked at Damon, "And you let her?" I shot a look to him, "Let me?" I demanded. Now I was pissed that he looked at it like that, "With all due respect I know how Damon sees you."

I heard Malachite's words but didn't like them, "Point is to drop the subject and move back to the war. We need to go get Diamond before its to last." I spoke to the elder on the end of that statement. "She's right." Now I was the stunned one again. Damon agreed with me, "We don't have time for this. Our extinction could be upon us and we need that blood thirsty prick and as much as I HATE to say it with a passion…" he looked to me, the anger and hate in his eyes knowing what little choice there was, "We need Diamond."

We all hated the idea to be honest. It was as much of a risk as it was a salvation. "The four of us can go together to go get him." I indicated for myself, Malachite, Damon and Mamoru to follow me as I left the room. Damon at that point looked like the battled warrior he had once been known for. I felt my confidence in him returning as a leader though I was still weary as to what he would do.

We left the estate in a big cargo like van that we used to hold any captives that we gained during battle for information. It would be useful in keeping Diamond down if he became to much before we could get him back. Plus there was a variety of drugs in here to knock him out and we'd need them all if he wasn't as weakened as I presumed him to be. I hated to do this, but they did have a point as well. It's why I said it was a stupid idea but also our salvation.

It took nearly a full day's drive to get there whereas back then it had taken several days trip to get there by carriage. The old estate I had once thought to call home was a mass of land. "We still own this property yes?" I checked, "Hai, we threw it through some shell companies later on to avoid the Lycan's or any humans from discovering it and accidentally unleashing him." Damon explained as we stepped foot on the grounds.

It was a smart move to make. You couldn't tell at all that there had been a whole estate here. It looked like nothing but farm land. Over grown weeds and some flowers. You'd never know a vampire resided here. So when Damon found an area he went back to the van and pulled out a shovel, "Looks like the vegetation grew over the only door to the caverned basement below. We need to dig it up." another good things.

He began to dig through the dirt and green life above it until he hit something metal. "Pay dirt." He muttered before lifting up a circular ring that when it lifted it brought with it a door that was the size of a hatch. "We put it in place here ages ago. Made sure it was heavy enough that it would take at least ten men or one very powerful vampire to lift it." He grinned as the dirt got flung from the opening.

While we had the ability to see in the dark having a few flashlights on hand to find anything else of use or levers of use would be helpful. We all dropped down the twenty foot drop and landed with ease. Even Mamoru as new as he was dropped and landed nicely, "That was kind of cool." He had to admit. I smiled as we began to walk down the narrowing pathway till we reached a well. A covered up well.

It looked like moss had grown over on it making it appear slick to move it, "Let me guess he's in there?" Mamoru asked as we put down the flashlights in areas to ensure it stayed well lite for both vampires to lift it and find places to grip it. "Usagi stay back there with Mamoru. If he's to much for us we need you to neutralize him to be more docile." I agreed so I didn't disobey the orders given.

Mamoru pulled out a gun that he had obtained from inside the van. Damon smirked, "Gun making up for something." Though his tone was more sarcastic than anything. Mamoru was irritated but didn't rise to the bait. "Seriously when this war is over with details." Malachite told Damon who waved it off for right now. Both Damon and Malachite move around to open up the wells seal taking great care to do so without making a large noise.

"Usagi be ready and Mamoru…try not to get killed." Though his tone sounded more hopeful that that would happen. "I've got both Usa and myself." Mamoru assured. Damon ignored him as they moved the cover fully off. Ripping it from the sealed placement and breaking it away from the well, "Rise and shine sl - " Damon didn't get to finish his words as a very emaciated looking Diamond came out of the well.

Stunning both he and Malachite with the remaining energy he had left in him. Probably using the last bit of strength he had left to jump up and attack the first living breath people he came into contact with. He was already vamped out as he came towards me, "Diamond!" I snapped loudly as his eyes started to shift a bit. Perhaps in recognition of me. "Its me…Serenity…" a familiar name would help…I hoped.

"Serenity…?" his voice was cracked up and sounded desolate from the last time I remember hearing him talk. "Hai…It's me." He looked so weak so I grabbed the blood bag I had secured from the van and tossed it to him. I still had the trank darts on me if needed, "Here. You'll need it for strength." Diamond tore into the blood bag without a second though and emptied it in seconds flat, "More." He demanded.

"Soon enough." I explained, "Come with us we have much to discuss." I tried to ease him into it as he followed me only to see Mamoru by my side, "And who is this vampire?" he could smell it on Mamoru now. Then he looked around and saw Damon. His eyes nearly went black and red with anger and blood lust as he lunged after Damon. He caught him by the throat but even Damon himself had a hard time reeling him in.

"Chill out buddy, were here as friendlies to let you out to help us." He said as Malachite came up ready to take Diamond on if need be. "Why would I help the bastard that locked me up?" Diamond snapped in aggression still trying to kill him, "Because we need everyone's help in this fight." I brought his attention back to me. He turned around and disentangled himself from Damon who released him as he seemed to calm down.

"What fight? Serenity what are you wearing?" he saw my dark blue jeans and form fitting tank top underneath my jeans. I must have looked really weird to him with this modern day clothing on. "So much of you is out and not at the same time." He was confused. "Like I said there's a lot to learn but we'll give you a crash course in what you need to know." I explained as I tried to ease him away from certain death in the hands of Damon. I couldn't be sure he would try to keep him alive if Diamond tried to kill him again.

Diamond looked all around him and looked about confused and still weak. "Then what, you put me back down there again?" he demanded. Honestly…we hadn't gotten that far yet. "It will be decided upon after this war is over." I didn't want to say yes or no to something even I didn't know yet. Diamond was distrusting of them but not of me, "Fine…but I'm not leaving your side this time." He stated. "I don't trust them not to put me back in that hole." His gazed burned back at Damon.

"If I had my way you'd still be in that hole so while I understand your reservations at the same time you are needed." Damon told him. An admittance. "For your war. Against whom?" he asked. "Lycan's. They've built an army and it's to many for us to handle alone. We need your help. We need your blood lust." I admitted to Diamond. He looked at me, "You want me to be the monster I was?" he asked, voice still hoarse but not as bad as it was.

"Just for the one fight…yes." I was ashamed to admit it, "If it helps to protect you then I will do anything in my power." I felt for him I did but my heart belonged to another and honestly it was never truly Diamond's to begin with. Then Diamond saw Mamoru shift next to me. "Who are you?" he demanded. Trying to sound like the authority type he used to be before he was turned, "I'm Mamoru." He stated simply.

I understood why he didn't say anything more and didn't explain further on that note. The less Diamond knew about my personal life the better. I didn't want him to find anything that would make him want to act out and kill the wrong people. I looked at Damon and shot him a warning look NOT to say anything. I could tell he wanted to but declined as well knowing his idiocy of speech on it would only do more harm than good for us all, "Let's move out." He said instead and we all left.