She couldn't believe that she almost let it happen. Serana covered her mouth as she hid in a dark alley in Whiterun. How could she? How could she not know that this would happen sooner or later!? She balled her hands up into fists before she pressed them firmly against her forehead as she sunk to the ground, she leaned her back up against a wall as she bit down onto her bottom lip, she would be surprised if she had not drawn... Blood.

She swallowed hard before she pulled her hands away from her face and placed them on her lap as she took several deep breaths. This was not good, not good at all. She leaned her head back against the stone wall as she looked up at the sky before she closed her eyes. It had been days since she had been near Skylar... She remembered the day she made the decision to stay away from the little werewolf... Just for a little bit... But 'Just for a little Bit' seemed like so much more then a little bit... Skylar had been cuddled up to Serana when Serana had a haunting thought on her mind, it only lasted a split second but that was enough to tell Serana that she needed to get away from the still healing pup for her safety. The last thing that she wanted to do was to hurt her.

She buried her face in her hands again as she heard the heartbeat of a man who was walking by the alley. He was carrying something heavy and by the sound of his pulse he was overdoing it. His heart was beating so fast... His blood was flowing... The rich... Red... Liquid...Maybe...? No!

Serana shook her head and looked away from the man as he carried on with his day. She could not give in to the cravings! She could not!

She could not remember the last time she had fed properly. It was even before her mother had locked her away, after Skylar had found her she had found time to slip away and hunt down animals... But animals alone did not seem to clench her thirst, she thought she could control her craving. It was not like she could die, She had thought if she could train her body to 'live' on animal blood then everything would be ok. But it seems as though her plan had back fired.

Before Serana had been locked away in the tomb she had fed on nothing but human blood, even after thousands of years it was seemingly impossible to just switch over to only animal blood. Once a vampire had tasted human blood they could not go back, it was as if it was the most addicting drug in the world, the rich, semi thick, red, warm liquid... But Serana thought she could control it... But now...

Being around so many humans was draining, it was torture! It was bad enough that the craving was always in the back of her mind, now that she was staying at a place where humans wandered the halls continually her cravings had clawed their way to the front of her mind. Heartbeats, it was all she could hear... She wondered just how much longer she could control them, it was only a matter of time before She lost control and fed on someone against her will. She could almost feel the blood pulsing through their jugulars.

She swallowed hard before she gave her head a firm shake. She needed to get away, for not only Skylar's safety but for everyone here also. If she had fed on any one of these people they would either die, or turn, and Isran would instantly know who to blame. But she remembered their discussion, It would not be Serana he would punish... It would be Skylar...

Serana stood, she leaned against the wall for a few more seconds before she began to make her way out of the dark alley. She thought that maybe if she went and fed on more animals the craving would not be so bad... She hoped...

But she didn't make it too far... She stopped dead when she realized who was standing at the mouth of the Alley... Standing there, leaning against a make shift crutch was Skylar with a concerned look on her face.

"Here you are." Skylar said as she limped forward.

Serana's head whipped around. There was only one exit out of the narrow alleyway... And Skylar was the one who was blocking it. The other end was a brick wall. "Skylar..." Serana began was she began to back up. The craving was forcing its way to the surface. It was taking every inch of strength she had in her body to keep her from pouncing on the girl and draining her of her life essence.

"Serana... What is it? Have I done something wrong?" Skylar asked her as she limped forward causing Serana to take more steps backwards until her back was against the wall. Serana shook her head furiously.

"Skylar... No... You haven't done anything wrong..." Serana said as she wrung her hands together. Her words were forced and staggered and this did not go unnoticed by Skylar.

"Serana... It has been days... No it had been almost a week since I have last seen you, since anyone has seen you." Skylar said sadly as she bit her lower lip. "Even Dash was asking if we had a fight or something... If I have done something wrong please tell me... Remember I am still new to... This..." Skylar said as she motioned back and forth between her body and Serana's with her free hand. Her other had a firm hold on her crutch. "I know sometimes I am not good with words... Did I say something..?" Skylar asked as she dropped her hand. "If I did please tell me so I can fix it..." She said as she shoulders slumped.

Serana felt her heart crack as she realized that in her attempt of trying not to hurt the one she cared for the most... She had actually done the opposite... She took several deep breaths before she spoke. "Skylar, You have done nothing wrong..." She said as she clenched her hands into fists. She dug her nails into her skin so hard that they broke the surface. "It's..." She stuttered. "It's me... It's complicated... So complicated." She said between breaths when she realized just how close the shorter woman was.

"Complicated?" Skylar said as she tiled her head to the side. "What do you mean?" Skylar asked her as she waited for an answer.

Serana brought her hands up to her face, her body was shaking... She could not hold it back much longer. "Skylar... Listen to me..." Serana began as she tried to press herself into the wall as if she could push right though it and run away. "You need to turn around and walk away..." She said calmly.

Skylar's brow furrowed. "What..?" Skylar asked confused. "Serana... I don't understand." She said slightly hurt. She had finally found her and was trying to talk to her only for Serana to try and push her away... What was going on? She wondered. "Serana... Please..." Skylar said as she took a step forward.

That was it.

Serana's craving had managed to claw its way to the surface... And launched itself at the one person she was trying to protect.

The sound of wood clattering against the cobblestone ground was heard as Skylar's crutch was thrown to the side. Serana grabbed her by the upper arms and slammed her still healing body into the brick wall Serana had been pressing herself against just a split second ago.

All of the air that was in Skylar's lungs had been forced out and she gasped for air as Serana pinned her hands over her head and pressed her body against her own. "Serana...?" Skylar managed to say as the dark haired vampire lowered her head and buried her face into the werewolf's neck. "Serana... What...!?" Skylar's eyes went wide when she felt Serana's teeth graze her pulse point.

It was then she realized the situation, how could she have been so blind!? The look in Serana's eyes should have been enough alone... And with how she was acting... It all made sense. How could Skylar not have figured it out!? Serana was craving blood! She was basically starving and was trying to get away from everyone who she could hurt.

Skylar trembled and closed her eyes tight. Truthfully she was scared. She didn't even know if the Serana that she had come to care for so much was even there at the moment.

Skylar opened one of her eyes in confusion when she felt Serana pull her sharp teeth away from her neck and simply buried her face into her neck. Skylar swallowed nervously as she felt the vampire's body tremble against her own. "S- Serana...?" Skylar said in a quiet voice.

She felt Serana's lips move against her neck where her jugular was. It took Skylar a couple of seconds but soon she realized that Serana was saying something... Skylar blinked a few times but soon she could make out the words. "Let her go.. Let her go... Let her go... Please.. Just... Let her go... Don't hurt her... Let her go..." Serana was saying this over and over again. She was fighting a war inside of her body...

Skylar made the mistake of trying to move her hands but Serana's slammed them firmly against the brick wall as if she was telling her to stay as still as possible.

Skylar took a breath before she closed her eyes tightly again when she felt her lips stop moving and instead she felt the teeth graze her neck again. Skylar felt nothing but fear. She was trembling and she could not help but to release a small whimper.

Serana's eyes snapped open when she finally got a grip on her inner beast and forced it back long enough to push herself off of Skylar before she could sink her fangs into her neck. She took three quick steps back as she held one of her hands with her other against her chest with a guilty look on her face.

She watched as Skylar slid down the wall and sat on the ground as she took deep breaths, the poor girl was still trembling. She looked up at Serana with a furrowed brow.

Serana reached one of her hands out towards Skylar but almost instantly pulled it back. "Skylar..." She said as she looked down at the girl who was looking up at her. "I... I'm so sorry..." She said as she backed up a bit more. "I'm... So sorry..." She said again before she bolted from the Alley.

Skylar called out to her but it was no use. She was gone.

Skylar shook her head as she tried to think about what had just happened, and what almost happened. She brought her hand up and touched were Serana would have bit her.

She thought for a couple of seconds before she scrambled up and quickly retrieved her crutch. She needed to find Serana.