Skylar hummed to herself as she walked through Whiterun. She just decided to go for a little walk since she spent the entire day with Serana in bed. It had taken quite a bit of convincing but eventually the Vampire let her go as she began to work on a few potions.

Serana had thought it would be good for Skylar to get some fresh air… The poor girl had been in bed for only Gods know how long… But Serana still worried about her… Skylar was still very weak and would not be able to defend herself if anything went wrong… But at the same time Serana didn't want to seem like an over protective lover and seem like she had Skylar on a very short leash… She had an idea about Skylar's past… How she had been captive by the bandits… The last thing she wanted to do was make Skylar feel like she was trapped…

Skylar was looking through a few weapons at the blacksmith… She had lost almost everything when the Werebears attacked… She had thought that at least her daggers had survived… But a quick look over the blades told her different… Skylar was able to fix her crossbow but still needed more bolts… So a trip to the Blacksmith was what was on her agenda that day… And then after she was done there… For the sake of Serana's sanity she was going to head back to the Companion's keep where it was 'safe'.

Skylar chuckled as she looked over the weapons at the shop. What exactly could go wrong? They were in Whiterun… The place was full of guards. And not only that but there were Werewolves… They could smell trouble a mile away… However… What Skylar did not take into account was that there is already one Vampire in the little village, that alone was enough to throw off the purpose of the Werewolves sense of smell... If there was an enemy vampire nearby… They could easily mistake it for Serana and shrug it off…

Skylar's brow arched as someone tapped her shoulder. At first she thought it would be Serana due to the smell of Vampire. So she turned around with a gentle smile, about to make a smart joke about how she couldn't even last an hour without seeing Skylar… But then her face turned to one of pure anger and hatred when she saw Valt standing there.

"What do you want?" She growled ready to claw his face off. Skylar clenched her teeth and dug her nails into the palms of her hands to hard that she began to draw blood… She needed to control herself…. There were villagers nearby… Skylar was almost certain that seeing a girl change into a werewolf was something no one wanted to see… Especially when that girl was about to rip a Vampire apart… They didn't know Valt was a vampire… So to them Skylar would seem like a simple bloodthirsty beast looking for it's kill.

"I am looking for Serana." Valt answered her with his nose high in the air showing much distaste for Skylar. The smell of wolf was on the girl… A smell that he did not like one bit.. To him a Werewolf was far below his standards… But by him acting like that showed Skylar that how he acted towards her back at Volkihar was nothing but a play… Acting… How did Skylar not see this before!? A low growl was heard from Skylar as she focused all of her strength on not attacking this horrible man right then and there… Besides… It was not like she had enough strength to fight him anyways… The poor girl was still recovering from her injuries and was far from full strength… If she engaged in a fight… She might not survive in the end… But that did not stop her from being snappy with the Vampire.

"Oh so now the Leech shows his true colors? So what? You were waiting for me to get out of the way for you to pull moves on her?" Skylar knew that he knew exactly what she was talking about. "She doesn't want to be with you, Leech!" She spat.

"She is bound to me mutt, Her father promised ME her hand, and ME alone!" He hissed as he stepped threateningly closer to her... But then he froze. "Wait a second." He growled as he quickly reached forward and roughly pulled the collar of her Dawn guard armor down. Valt had thought he smelled another sent on Skylar… Her Werewolf sent was there along with another…

Skylar looked up at him slightly confused when she saw the look of complete utter disgust on his face. "What? You have never seen a neck before?" She asked confused. "Funny... I would think someone of your kind would have seen plenty." Skylar took care not to say what he really was out in the open... She didn't want to scare the people, however she was very tempted… There were many guards walking around these streets… If a small girl like herself were to yell out the word 'Vampire!' She was certain that they would come running with swords high in the air ready to slaughter the threat.

"She has bitten you!" He hissed with his nose scrunched up in complete and utter disgust. "How dare she!" He growled as he ran his hands through his hair. He turned around and began to pace back and forth in frustration and anger as he threw a few fists at the air in front of him… As if he was hitting an invisible target that in his eyes was Skylar's face. It was easy to see that he too knew that if he were to attack Skylar right then and there… It might very well end up with him being ripped to shreds by the hands of many different guards who just so happen to be placed all over the little village… Oh why could he not just be rid of this insolent little wolf right there!

"What are you talking about?" Skylar asked completely confused, and slightly amused at how Valt was acting… He looked so frustrated with the fact that Skylar had two little marks from where Serana's fangs had entered her when she took some of her blood. "She needed to take... Some..." Skylar said trailing off slightly as a Civilian walked by. "She was hungry I don't see the problem with that, Surely your... Kind do this kind of thing all the time?" Pixel whispered harshly. She was expecting a rude comment. Vampires were known to abduct humans, or even use humans that offer themselves as 'Cattle'. Bodies that the Vampires continually feed off of over, and over, and over again.

Valt spared her a disgusted glance. "Serana has made her choice, MUTT!" He spat as he pushed Skylar away with a look of pure and utter hatred spread all over his face. He roughly shoved Skylar causing her to fall onto the ground with a grunt. Valt kicked a pebble towards her before he marched away with his shoulders squared.

Skylar watched him go completely confused. "What just happened?" She asked herself as she fixed her collar as an old woman came rushing towards her.

"Are you alright dear? I saw what that man did to you…" She said as she helped Skylar back to her feet. She noticed that Skylar had a bit of a limp and automatically assumed it was form the man she had seen push Skylar over.

Skylar spent at least twenty minutes trying to assure that old woman that she was fine and that she had only twisted her ankle a bit… Finally she allowed Skylar to go…

Skylar made her way back to the companion's HQ and hunted around for Serana… She found her working at an Alchemy table. From the looks of things Skylar could see that she had been hard at work all day making health potions that the Werewolf didn't even have to guess were for her… Skylar smirked… She was protective…

"Hello Skylar." Serana said after she put her things down on the table and turned to see Skylar standing at the door with a smirk on her face. Serana still had a potion bottle in her hands as she leaned in and pecked her on the lips before she pulled away with a loving smile on her pale face. But then the Vampire froze and her brows furrowed and she almost instantly felt worry within her still heart.

"Is there something wrong my love?" Serana asked concerned. "Do you not like me kissing you?" She asked with a tilt of her head. "Did I do something wrong?" She asked. Her eyes widened when the thought of the other night popped into her head, what if it was that Skylar was not feeling well because of the other night, when Serana took some of her blood? What if she did take too much and Skylar was light headed!? What if she was about to faint!? WHAT IF SHE HAD ALREADY FAINTED AND WAS INJURED!?

"Valt came to see me." Skylar stated as she sat down on a chair to look up at her, she still had that confused look on her face… Why did Valt storm away like he had done… She had expected him to attack.. Or something. He had come to see Serana… Why?

Serana instantly dropped a potion bottle to the floor causing it to shatter into thousands of little pieces as she rushed over to her as Skylar's words met her ears. She looked at Skylar up and down. She cupped her Werewolf's face with a look of complete concern. "Did he hurt you? Are you ok?" She asked with frightened eyes. She had taken notice that Skylar's limb was slightly more noticeable… The Pup had a limb from her past injury but it had been getting better… What if he had done something to her!?

Skylar grabbed her hands and lowered them to her shoulders where she squeezed them. "I'm fine." She assured the Vampire with a brow raised. "But he was very angry... After he saw my neck." She said truthfully. "And by angry… I mean ANGRY." She said with wide eyes. "He didn't even stay for a fight. He stormed away."

Serana stood up straight. If it was not for her naturally cold blood... Her face would be completely flushed. "He... He... He... Saw your neck." She stammered as she took a breath to calm herself. Why did it feel like her heart was beating a mile per minute? Her heart was still… It had been thousands of years since it's last beat…

Skylar nodded. "Yeah... I don't get it though... At first he was looking for you... But as soon as he found out you bit me... Oh Gods was he angry... Why?" Skylar asked her completely confused. "Is there something against a Vampire taking Werewolf blood? Is it bad?... Like I get it you guys use Werewolves... As pets… But it is not THAT bad… Is it?" Skylar asked worried. Had she tarnished Serana's name? It was not like she cared about what Valt thought… But still…

Serana looked down at her hands and cleared her throat. "It is because..." She paused for a second… What would Skylar thing once she told her… Should she..? No! This was something Skylar deserved to know… "I have marked you." Serana said with a cough.

"Marked me?" Skylar asked her with a brow raised, a little blush slowly began to spread across her face… She didn't know why that made her stomach feel like there were butterflies flying around in there…

"Yes..." Serana said with a nod. "In other words... I have... Claimed you." She said quietly looking away. "Other Vampires will know… As well as Werewolves… It is… It usually happens during mating… And… I …. I.. I'm sorry! I know it sounds so selfish! I should have explained everything before I bit you! I am so sorry!" Serana suddenly cried. Serana felt like she had somehow taken advantage of Skylar… She buried her face in her hands not wanting to see the reaction that was on the little Werewolf's face.

Skylar was blushing madly. She didn't know what to think… But then she looked up at Serana and chuckled softly. She slowly stood and reached forward to pull Serana's hands away from her face. "Why are you so upset… Don't apologise…." She cooed as she cupped Serana's cold face with her warm hands. "Why would you think I would be angry with you… Claiming me?" Skylar said with a smile.

Serana was silent for a few seconds as she bit her lower lip. "I still wish I would have given you the option… I didn't even explain anything before I… Did it…" She whispered as she looked away.

Skylar used her hand to gently coax face back towards Skylar so she could look at her. "You were in distress… You were starving… You needed to feed and fast. You even did it without harming me, so don't do this to yourself… You can only do so much when you are in that state of mind." Skylar gave her a gentle smile and a small shrug. "I don't mind that you have marked me… Besides... The look on Valt's face… Priceless." She chuckled darkly.

Serana's face turned from worry to humor as she arched a brow. "I wish I could have seen that…. That… Urchin needs to be knocked down a few pegs…" She muttered angrily. That man nearly ruined her relationship with Skylar… He was known to play dirty like that… From now on she would have to watch her back… Now that he knew that Serana claimed Skylar for her own… He knows that he would be able to hurt Serana through Skylar…

And that was exactly what was on Valt's mind.