When she awoke the next morning Alex was already in the kitchen cooking. She opened her sleepy eyes to look at him. "Good morning!" he smiled coming over with a plate of sausage and eggs, her favorite.

"Thank you." She said politely, taking the plate from him and sitting up in bed her back against the wall. She took a bite to discover his cooking was delicious. It was the best thing she'd ever had. "This is amazing, how did you learn to cook like this?" She asked, brushing her bangs out of her face.

"I've had a long time to practice." He answered mysteriously, only causing her to think more of what she had read. The book looked ancient and yet here he was, and what had she meant about staying human? She closed her eyes and squinted trying to force herself to remember her past life the way she had when she read the book but she only succeeded in making Alex ask, "Is something wrong?"

"I..." She blushed wondering if she should admit to having read the book, her curiosity took over and she blurted "Are you a human?!" he laughed causing her to turn an even darker shade of scarlet.

"Why would you ask that?"

"I..." She looked away "I may have read the first page..."

"Ahh" He remarked understanding, he had memorized every word she had written a long time ago. He walked over to the book picking it up carefully in his hands the morning sunshine glinting off of the golden letters. "I can explain that, if..." He sat down opening to the second page "You'd like a story with breakfast?" He smiled questioning her with the mischievous twinkle in his eyes. She nodded in answer her mouth stuffed with delicious sausage.

He smiled gazing lovingly down at the page remembering, before looking back up at the beautiful raven haired girl eating sausage on his bed and explained in a soft voice. "This is the journal of Naruko Uzumaki, my wife." She swallowed her mouthful shocked, noticing as he was talking the glint of a gold ring on his left hand.

"Me?" She bit her lip looking nervous.

He smiled reassuringly, "In a way yes. I recognized her soul in you the second I saw you up on that cliff."

"But I'm not her," She looked down sadly. "I'm just me, just Katie." He stood up with the book walking over and sitting down next to her. He laid the book in front of her on the bed using his fingers to tilt her face up to look him in the eyes.

"You're not her," He stroked her cheek "I'm sorry if, in my excitement, I treated you as anything less than you." He kissed her softly on the lips. "It's nice to meet you Katie." She blushed, moving her empty plate from her lap to the bedside table and reached for the book.

She picked it up putting it into his hands and looked over at him smiling "The story?"

He smiled clearing his throat and read a loud:

June 18,

My day started normally enough, I had some breakfast and went for a walk around the village, no big deal right?! I wandered a little away from the village and got captured by the akatsuki but that's not my point! My point is as I'm sitting there chained up, drugged in a cell he saved me, Alex. He was weird at first, didn't talk much and he had these strange powers I'd never seen before. He was so fast. He saved me and carried me back to his place...Oh gods his eyes! Pale red and they looked right through me. I can't get enough of his eyes!

He paused blushing so she had to nudge him in the side with her elbow to get him to keep reading.

I turned my head and he sniffed my neck. I was scared, I thought he might hurt me, but instead he told me his secret.

He paused putting the book down and looked into Katie's brown eyes with his red ones. She was almost on the edge of her seat leaning against him expectantly.

"I'm a vampire."

She smiled, "Really?! You drink blood?" she gasped finally understanding. "You're immortal!"

He smiled at her familiar response. "Yes, I do and yes, I am"

She blushed looking at him, "Would you, would you want mine?" she played with her hair nervously.

He brushed her black hair back from her face and off her neck his hand resting softly on the back of her neck. "Are you sure?" He kissed her neck gently sending shivers down her body. "It's been years since I've had fresh blood."

"Does it hurt?"

"It's a tingle feeling, like a pleasant shock." He kissed her neck again tempted by the feel of her pulse on his lips. He felt her heart beating faster at his touch.

She tilted her head for him closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. "Please."

He bit into her neck and drank slowly. She gasped as he bit enjoying the feeling pulling him closer. He drank faster, he never thought he would taste her again, the sweet chocolatey taste of heaven.

She moaned relaxing and she remembered.

He pulled away leaving her wanting more, "your blood is heavenly,"

She giggled embarrassed by the compliment, "Thanks. You can do that anytime." She kissed his lips still red with her blood.

He smiled and kissed her licking his lips seductively, "I just might take you up on that offer."

She leaned in closer and whispered,"I want you to."

He smiled and blushed and kissed her again, their kiss deepening intimately. He roughly pressed her back against a wall as she ran her fingers through his hair. She felt him shiver at her touch and her hands trailed down his body grabbing the top of his pants. Her hand slid down his pants stroking him gently until he moaned. She pulled his shirt off and he took off hers carrying her back to his room and taking off his pants. She slid her panties off from under her short black skirt and he smiled and kissed her neck.

"I'm tempted for another bite too" He teased.

"mmmm then do it. Do whatever you want with me. I owe you my life."

He thrusted into her as he bit her neck. "Oh gods!"

"Oh gods" she accidentally said out loud blushing, vividly recalling the things he made her feel. She held him closer her head spinning with the memories. "Alex," She whispered fainting in his arms.