Tess's P.O.V.

As soon as I got outside I shifted into my wolf form and began running, than heavens its not a full moon. With Eric last thing I need is him able to make more wolves. That would be and even bigger mess for me to clean up.

I get closer to my destination and I can smell Eric and lots of blood, I come across his girlfriend Gina screaming at him to stop as his wolf form holds another poor girl down. I howl catching his attention as my eyes gleam yellow before I change into my human form.

"You've really ticked me off Eric, I have guests and I've spent most of the day cleaning up pureblood's messes and now I have to spend the time I should be sleeping cleaning up your mess.", I say icily as I stare into the other wolf's eyes and my yellow glow stays there as I walk up to him and kick him off the girl.

"Gina this is why I said he'd make a bad wolf, he has no moral compass.", I say glaring at her as she glares back.

I crouch down into ready position as I shift back and this dog fight gets underway.

Zero's p.o.v.

"Maybe I should go after her.", I say looking out the door as Kaien sits on the couch. Her sent trail appears to have vanished fast as I can't smell her nearby anymore.

"Don't worry Zero, Tess is a strong girl and quick on her feet she'll be back soon.", says Kane with a smirk.

After a few I pick up her scent again as she enters the house, "Hey what's up.", she says as the she looks dead on her feet. "You should of told me, it's dangerous for you to handle that alone as tired as you are.", I say as she plops on the couch as Kane winks at her before shooing her mom and the headmaster out of the living room.

"Thank you.", she says looking at me before she curls up and closes her eyes , "and I'm sorry I worried you.", she says and then she's asleep. I reach up on the couch and find a blanket and cover her up before smirking at her. She looks so innocent right now I wonder what the rest of the weeks gonna be like.

And for the first time in a while I don't have a nightmare.

I wake up in the morning, so the sound of the shower in the restroom. I stand in the hallway as I listen and I hear Tess's voice singing cheerily in the shower.

She has a sweet voice must not get her singing ability from the Headmaster. I hear it stop and watch as she comes out before her cheery brown eyes meet mine.

"Why good afternoon Zero did you sleep well.", she asks happily .

"Yes actually I did, what about you how long have you been up.", I ask. "A few hours, I got back from a run a little while ago. " , she says still smiling at me.

"Oh silly me you must be hungry, I'll go fix you some breakfast.", she says putting her things in the hamper. "Is there anything you don't eat?", she asks. "No not really but you don't have to I did get up later.", I say feeling her mood rub off on me a little.

"Oh it's no problem at all, it's the least I can do.", she says walking into the empty kitchen.

Tess's p.o.v.

I open the fridge as I pull out some bacon and some omelet making stuff and start to mix up the omelets and fry up the bacon while Zero plops down on the kitchen island.

I catch him studying me as I work. "So where is everyone else?", he asks.

"Well mom and Uncle Kai went to town to run errands, and Dad had to take care of some business so for now we have the house to our selves.", I say as I put the bacon on a plate with a napkin to drain off some of the grease. Before I know it I have a pair of fluffy omelets and I have them on plates and place them and the plate with the bacon on the island as I slide in on the chair next to him.

I sink into my omelet of cheesy goodness as he takes a bite. "This is pretty good, I was worried for a minute you may have got your cooking skills from Kaien.", he says as he eats.

"You doubted me.", I say with a fake shock look and pout which gets me another smirk, he's so cute when he does that. "So your on my turf Zero, so was there something you were interested in doing other than killing vampires while visiting." I ask.

"Your in the boonies so what's there to do.", he says as I eat some bacon. "Then I guess your coming swimming with me.", I say eyeing him waiting for him to argue but am met by a contemplative look.

"No.", he says. "I didn't say I gave you a choice.", I say grinning as he looks at me smirking while I clear my empty dishes and start washing them as he comes over and starts drying while putting then away.

"How are you gonna make me.", he asks as I smirk at him with a mischievous look. I'm gonna go get changed into my swimming stuff, if you don't get ready to go with me then I'll take your gun and hide it where you'll never look." I say going into my room and shutting the door.

I dig out my tankini and a pair of shorts for over it and throw then on then I grab my bag with some extra towels and run outside throwing them in my truck before I hop on the hood and wait for the Silver haired hunter.

Zero's p.o.v.

Part of me thought I should stay away from her so I didn't go after her blood, but at the same time I wondered how she'd get and hide my gun. I looked out the bedroom window as I got some swim clothes out as I peeked out the window at the huntress waiting on the hood of the truck.

She did look hot, I wonder if anyone else will be there, do I want them starting at Tess like that. Wait why did I care I've known her a day and it's not like she's my girlfriend. But I can't help wanting to stay around her so I gather my stuff and head out to he as she smiles and winks at me again.

"I knew you'd come you just needed the right kind of push.", she says hoping off the hood and opening the door to the truck as she hops in. I hop in the other side.

"You threatened to hide my gun, I couldn't take chances.", I reply as she starts the truck and before I know it I'm following her down a wooded path.

We come up to a short waterfall with a river as Tess sets her stuff down, it's beautiful out here. I look over and blush as Tess removes her shorts to reveal the bottom of her tankini, and have to admit Tess in a bathing suit looks great too.

Before I know it she's at the top of the fall running and I gasp as she jumps off into the water making a splash, and she comes up wiping water from her eyes. "Come on in the water's great.", she says splashing at me.

And before I can help my self I've jumped in and I'm splashing her back , we splashed and took turns dunking each other it was like that for a long time, and I didn't notice time pass by, I was having fun for the first time since Yuki left.