Chapter 14

2 years later

Teak had reunited with the Night World again. Though he figured that he had to be a bit more careful after he talked his way out of being spotted at the daybreak mansion. He was alive, Deserah was safe, if not becoming overly sappy. His child was with her, and although it hurt HIM like hell that she wasn't with him, he knew she would never have to hurt. She would have had his clone by now, and although he did have some objections t the baby being surrounded by Daybreakers, she still had 'him' which was more then he had.

He still had to get that girl though. He lost her trail when he was almost killed. But he was now back on her track. He saw her in the mall a day back, she was heading into Hot Topic. He would have attacked her in there, if the Night Worlder's didn't give him the 'are you stupid' look. So he abandoned his plan and got wasted at the Black Iris.

But today was a different story… he found her coming out of a local public school. She was with a group of stupid laughing idiots. He followed her home keeping to the shadows then waited for her to start her night patrol.

He almost laughed when he saw her come out of the house dressed in her slaying outfit. He jimmied a car and followed her to a back ally. Leaving the stolen car two blocks away from the girls car, he made his way to intercept her. Today she would die…..

~ *~Deserah sat at home starring at the T.V. it was Halloween and she didn't feel like dressing up. She left the Daybreakers two weeks after Teak left. That was the day she realized Teak was not coming back but also that she wasn't pregnant any more. She suspected it was because Teak was a full blooded vampire and she was a full blooded human, who was not going to start drinking blood to support the full blooded vampire inside her.

She was pretty depressed when she found out the news, and she probably looked like death warmed up when she came back home. She was thankful that her father and mother didn't ask questions.

Life went on like normal after that day… well almost normal. Although Deserah went out slaying still, she hardly ever killed a vampire anymore. Most of the time she was looking for Teak…

Just then her attention was brought back tot eh T.V. "This just in… an unidentified body was found in an alleyway. Our reports tell us that an animal might have attacked the victim. We warn our viewers not to approach strange animals on this fine Halloween…"

She knew it wasn't an animal attack. She was pretty sure it was a vampire who did it. But she was giving up on hunting them. This vampire would live until some other vampire hunter hunted him down.

She moodily turned off the T.V., the talk of vampires made her think of him. As she was about to make a hasty retreat towards the door, Sam came in showing off his superman costume.

"Deserah? What's wrong with you?" He asked after Deserah just smiled, "I thought you liked Halloween, you always like my costumes too… and where's your costume? I didn't bother you last year because Mom told me you didn't feel good… but your good today… and Mom made you a fairy costume!"

Deserah sighed and rolled her eyes and thought 'out of the mouths of babes' She looked at same and with false cheerfulness said, "I love Halloween, you know that, I just didn't have time to change into my costume yet, I was just going to do that now…"

With that Deserah went upstairs to change. The costume was a leaf green that was ripped fashionably, like a tinker bell outfit. The highest slit went up to her thigh, the lowest reached knee length. Her wings went from an inch above her head down to her Knees. The wings made her look as if she was just about to take off. She put on light make up and used glitter in her hair and on her face. The last touch was a silver blue mask that covered half her face.

She frowned at her self in her full length mirror. She looked unearthly, remote from the world completely. A knock came from her door and she yelled "come in!"

Sam hesitantly opened the door . Seeing his sister all dressed up he shyly said "you look pretty Deserah…."

It wasn't exactly the thing she wanted to hear, but coming from her little brother she felt better.

"Deserah!" Her Mom just happened to pass her door at the time and she had to take a double take. "Oh Honey!' she seemed happy, "I'm so glad you got over him…. It was a boy wasn't t?… There are other men out there! I'm glad that one didn't get you down!"

Deserah placed a plaster smile on and tried to look agreeable. She wasn't over Teak and she didn't think she ever would be. She had no choice now, she would have to go to the dance.

~ *~ She was dead, Teak finally revenged Holly. And with the slayer dead a great sadness crept over him. It was Halloween, and he was hanging out near the Gym where the masked ball was already starting. This was the first time since the day he met Deserah that he was back here. He was dressed as the god Pan, and he looked the part. He was in tattered green pants and he wore no shirt. On his brow he had a wreath wear sticks poked out looking like antlers. The mask was also a green color and covered half his face.

He scanned all the people there searching for one person. He regretted his decision. He wanted her too much… loved her enough to suffer everything for her.

He came to that decision yesterday night as he murdered the girl…

~*~Deserah entered the dance. She was more depressed then usual. She moved over to the wall and lounged on it.

Men came over and asked her to dance and she refused every one of them.

There was only one man that she would dance with and she was almost sure HE wasn't there. Though their connection she knew he didn't like dances and she gave a grave sigh.

~ *~He stood outside for two hours, surveying the people coming in. Two girls came close to looking like Deserah but he KNEW they weren't her. Growing impatient he turned around and almost pulled the door off it's hinges.

A couple of people starred at him as he entered the gym. No one he could recognize though, because of their masks. He scanned the room and noticed the nymph near the wall. She had guys approaching her from all sides, and each one seemed to be rejected by the beautiful fairy.

He blinked as she seemed familiar. He walked closer and realized it was Deserah. Even with her mask he knew it HAD to be her. Though he wondered how he missed her coming in… Pushing the though away he went towards her.

~ *~She was tired of them all coming for her. She just wanted to scream at all of them to stop asking her to dance. She knew it was a bad idea to come!

She turned about to go when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She swung around, about to hit the person who was hindering her hasty retreat. She stopped in mid-swing when she starred into the familiar shaped face with color changing eyes.

"Teak?" her eyes filled with the tears she though she got rid of one year ago.

He gave her a smile and she really smacked him then. Her hand contacted heavily with her face, enough to knock his mask almost off his face. She watched as he rubbed his cheek and straitened out his mask, "I guess I deserved that…" he said in a somber voice.

"Yeah! You did!" Deserah was angry enough to spit fire, "Two years! I haven't seen or heard from you in two, agonizing, years!" the tears were back expelling the fire, "You didn't even say goodbye to me! You left me…."

~*~"Oh Deserah…" he knew he hurt her. He cursed himself for his stupidity. "I'm sorry…"

"Shut up! I know you aren't sorry!" she was hurt and looked as if she mistrusted him.

"It wasn't easy for you, I know, what with raising a one year old and all…."

He watched as confusion played on her face and his heart dropped. He wondered what happened to his clone, his son in some rights, was he just forgotten, adopted by some family half way around the world? He watched as her confusion faded and hurt entered her eyes.

"He died… my body…. It rejected him…" she spoke angrily to him though she looked ready to cry her heart out. "Oh Deserah… I'm sorry…. I…"

"I hate you" she started to beat his chest, not hard enough to hurt but enough to get her point across, "I hate you so much it hurts!"

He was shocked, so she hated him? He could feel through there connection that although she did hate him, it was the kind of hate only love could produce. He put his hands on her shoulders and pulled her to his bare chest. He could feel her tears wetting his skin.

~I love you~ he sent though the connection ~I was stupid… I should have stayed and not have worried about the Night World… I don't care what they do to me now…. I can't live with out you…~

~I know you love me~ Deserah responded ~and I love you too… I know you know that….~ She paused and the whisper ~can't hide anything in this connection~ seeped into his mind.

"I guess I can forgive you… even if you did Kill Tina… and don't say your sorry about that… because as much as I hate saying it… she deserved it for being stupid enough to uncover her face…." She sighed and leaned her head on his chest.

He felt his heart swell and he ran his hands into her hair he then let go of her and lead her outside to where they fist met. Taking her hand and getting down on one knee he said, "I don't have a ring… but Deserah… Will you marry me?"

He watched as her eyes teared up, "I know I should make you suffer… but that would be hurting me too…" she said

"So…" He was all of a sudden very unsure of himself…

"So yes you idiot! I'll marry you!" then she kissed him with all her heart.

~*~Fin~*~

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Hope you all like… I'm going to be creating a Xanga for Teak because I use him for Roll playing… if you want to find out more about him copy and paste J