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"Namine... I never betrayed your innocence...," he coughed violently, spitting up more blood," You made me feel things that I felt my heart could never experience again..."
He looked into her tear filled eyes and raised a weak hand to gingerly stroke her cheek.
"Namine. I have fallen in love with you... fallen like I no longer believed I could."
He smiled at her genuinely, though wincing in pain.
"Whatever made you.. *ugh* think otherwise... was the work of... another..."
She grasped his hand and held it tight.
"I know you can save me by infecting me... I... *augh* know what I will become... but I do not care anymore... It is not what we are that matters... but *argh* who we are.."
He looked her in the eyes with a weak grin and said:
"Bite me."

Victor's mind was in a haze. He felt dizzy from both the loss of blood and the sporadic actions that had just taken place. His body felt wracked with pain, even as he drank the blood from her hand, completing the circle, his eyes went wide, his head tilting back in shock as wave after wave of agony swept through him. His body began to convulse as he screamed aloud, his body aching as it underwent the monumental changes. He could feel his teeth transforming, his body becoming something else. He could hear the sickening popping of bones and muscles as they reworked and mended themselves and the crescendo of the mighty orchestra of pain hit its apex, forcing Victor to throw back his head and the last image that he saw was the face of Namine, his vision fading to blackness as he passed out, his body still slightly twitching.

"Shh, don't worry I'm not going any where," Raoul whispered softly into his companion's ear, startled by the vehemence of the latter's protestations against his inquiry. So it was very clear that Poinsettia wasn't willing to go home tonight....or any night for that matter, and for another thing, he wasn't sure that was entirely a bad thing. Well his family will search for him far and wide but mortals do have such short memories...only he'll most definitely begin missing them at some point...Raoul was a constant traveler, the wanderlust of his people deeply ingrained within his bones, and there was no telling when next his steps would come around this neighborhood after the ball was over. He sighed and tightened his hold around Poinsettia, "Alright then I will never bring up the topic of sending you home ever again if you do not wish it but I have to let you know-"

He stopped short, attention taken by something happening just in the periphery of his vision. The vibrant flash of red he'd now identified as that meddlesome slayer had just disappeared and it seemed like his essence vanished into nothingness. But that was not possible-even vampires have some form of essence. Raoul frowned and slowly got to his feet, he pressed his companion back to the pillows and walked to the door with a promise to return soon. So it's either the ancient offed him or-say it isn't so- his girlfriend did the honors...

He made his way back down and through the labyrinth of hallways until he reached the scene. Or, she just saved us a lot of troubles and did the honorable thing. Raoul raised an eyebrow at the pair and leaned against the wall, making sure to keep his hands in plain sight in case the termagant took it upon herself to interpret his stance as offensive.

"So one of you caved in the end...no matter, as long as he doesn't take it into his head to go after his kind now."

Alsvid continued wandering through the halls, still calling out to his love. He was beginning to cry a little as his desperation grew. "Skyler! If you can hear me please call out." He was getting lost as he walked further and further into the labrynth like building. "Has something terrible happened?" he thought aloud, "Perhaps she left without telling me. Does she think I'm a monster? Has she already grown to hate what I am?" He broke into a light jog when he nearly ran into a girl in a blue dress. "I'm sorry my dear." He quickly realised this was no girl but didn't want to seem rude. He could smell blood in the air. "Are you ok?" he asked, "Sorry to bother you but I'm looking for a girl." Alsvid put his hand parallel to his shoulders. "She's about this tall with dark hair shorter than my own and she has dark eyes. She has a dark piece of cloth tied around her arm. Have you seen her?"

Skyler hung on the branch with her hands the only thing holding her to the tree. She could hear Alsvid calling to her. Is he looking for me? Why? She thought as she reached for the next branch and took hold of it. Then a feeling rose insdie of her and she screamed. "Alsvid!" At the top of her lungs. She did know why she did that but hearing him call her name gave her hope. She tried tp reach another branch that was under her feet but could get her self blanced. Then she thought she had a good grip but she began to fall to the ground. Hit branched below her along the way seemed to slow her down as she tried to grip one of them. She finally got a hold of one and held on tightly, but the damnge was done. Her whole body screamed in pain as she gritted her teeth.

Poinsettia jumped and rushed to a nearby window and opened it. "Sir...is the lady you were looking for perhaps outside?" he asked a little nervously.

Skyler smiled once she say him but did not move. She tried to hug him when he picked her up but she was shaking badly. She gritted her teeth as pain swored through her body. I was wrong... about him. She wanted to hug him but some how her brain was cut off from her body. Having him kiss her again mde her body tingle but she still could not move her limbs. "I can't move anything... and the pain is horried." She bit her tounge to keep from screaming.