Rose Pov

"Ok Lucie, go get in your jeep." I tell her as I go over to the front window. I watch as the man carried Shade to a black van. Lucie ran to the door that leads to the garage.

"Ok it's started!" Lucie yells. I run to the garage and jump into the passenger seat of Lucie's grey jeep.

"Follow that black van." I tell her. She nods and we begin to follow the van. We follow them out of town. It seems they are headed for the cursed tunnel.

"Aren't they headed for the cursed tunnel?" Lucie ask. I nod. "Remind me of the myth please."

"Long ago in the 1800s, there was a couple taking a nightly stroll in the forest. Something had attacked them, killing the man and the woman disappeared without a trace. Over the years, more and more women have disappeared from the streets and even from their homes. "I say.

"So the vampires must be the ones behind the myth." Lucie said.

"Must be. Look there's the tunnel." I say. The van speeds into the tunnel. Lucie stops the jeep at the tunnel entrance. "Let's enter on foot......just to look then come back."

We get out and stand at the entrance. I look over at Lucie and nod. I take the first steps and Lucie follows. They say this tunnel has a dead end about two hundred feet in, but I see moonlight at the end. The dirt road turned into gravel. We exit the tunnel, a rocky terrain surrounds us. I look down the road and see the van in front of a huge mansion.

"Hey Rose......we should leave now." Lucie whispers. I look back at her and she is pointing toward the sky. I look up and see some kind of bird. It looked like it had black flames coming off its feathers.

"This dimension is a monster dimension. We should come back with something to protect ourselves." I say. I turn to start to head back. Lucie follows. I glance back at the mansion. Don't worry Shade.....I will come back and help you. Even if I have to kill you.

Shade Pov

Victor carries me into my room. He sets me down on my bed.

"Come on. Please take my blood." Victor asks. I shake my head, breaths coming in quick gasps. I hear the door open.

"She definitely is suffering....you must still feed her. Unless you are willing to grant her wish to die." Victor's father says.

"No I'm not letting her die. I was just seeing if she would take my blood, but I see she won't." He replies.

"You may have to force her for a while. Your mother didn't start taking my blood until about a year after I chose her." His father said. Victor sighs.

"Yeah. Well Shade....here it comes." He says. I shake my head.

"N-no......p-plea....se do.....n't." I say my voice raspy. I open my eyes as I begin to smell a familiar scent. Victor was biting his wrist. He sat on the edge of the bed and leans over me. "Plea.....se no....." He only smiles down at me. He leans closer until the tip of his nose touches mine. Tears begin to fill my eyes. He tilts his head to the right and his lips touch mine. My lips part on instinct and the blood fills my mouth. These darn instincts are almost impossible to fight. The blood slides down my throat. I close my eyes the tears began to slip down my cheeks. I feel Victor stand.

"There, that wasn't so bad, was it?" He said. I didn't answer him. My mind was full of one thing.......why.

"Why do you do this to me? Why bother with pathetic trash like me? I'm a nobody everyone hates. Even my own family hates me. I know nothing but hate and despair. All other things I know nothing about. So why do you do this to me? Why make me live when the only thing left for me is nothing?" I say as tears stream down my cheeks. He looks down at me.

"You ask why? I do this because I love you. You are beautiful. And by how you treated your friends, you are very kind. I don't care about what others think of you, those people will never see you again. Even if you know nothing, I'd gladly teach you what you want to know. And you say you have nothing......wrong. You could have me......think about it....." Victor said. Victor looks at my chest. "And that scar is also a sign of my love for you. I could have just left you for dead after my first bite didn't work, but I didn't give up because you deserve to live." He turns and leaves the room, his father following him. I sit up on the edge of the bed. I stand and stagger over to the closet. I want to be in something more comfortable. I strip and place the clothes in a basket. I look through a sleep wear section and find a silk white nightgown. I grab it and slip it on. I walk back out into my room and lay down. There was a knock on my door.

"Come in." I say. I look over and see Victor's mother.

"Please listen to me......I know how you feel right now. I was the same.....a human chosen by a vampire. I too tried to starve to death, but after a while this place grew on me and I accepted my new life. I hope you will do the same. Victor searched hard for a human he could call a partner.......so try to think of how he feels." She said.

"So you used to be human? How old were you?" I ask.

"Yes. I was around your age. Of course I don't look like a teen, you will still grow into an adult." She said. I look toward the window.

"You say think about his feelings, but did he ever consider mine when he saved me? I begged for death and what did he give me......he gave me a longer life. How can I consider his feelings when he never considered mine." I say.

"He did consider your feelings. You were to never go back to the human world, but Victor begged his Father to let you go back. That's how he considered your feelings. And he also didn't just bond with you." She replies.

"Bond? What do you mean by bond?" I ask.

"A bond is a tie between two, who will always love each other no matter what. He decided to let you fall in love with him instead of using the bond. Once you do love him, he will complete the bond." She explains.

"How does one complete a bond?" I ask.

"The pair must drink the others blood. Your part of the bond is already completed. If he wanted to, he could complete his part and against your own feelings you will only love him." She said. She turned to leave.

"I'll think about it....." I say as she leaves. She glances back, a soft smile on her face. The door closes. He chose to let me fall for him instead of making me love him.... I guess he has considered my feelings. I look out the window and see the sun's light start to show. I yawn and start to fall asleep.

My eyes open to a dark room. It looks like my room. My arms were pulled over my head and tied to the head board. Wait why am I tied up? I try to pull my hands free, but it was useless. The door clicks and slowly opens. Victor enters, his face void of emotion.

"Ah you're awake. I figured you would sleep through this." He said as he walks over to the bedside.

"What...are you...doing?" I ask, my voice trembling. He grins down at me.

"I'm tired of waiting for you to love me. So I'm completing the bond." He says, his fangs showing.

"No! You haven't given me any time!" I say.

"I've given you plenty of time!" He growls. He leans over me, his head beside mine. "Don't worry, you won't ever feel anything different than love towards me." He whispers in my ear.

"No! Please don't!" I say. His tongue slides over my neck. "Please.....don't......" I feel his fangs poke my neck. "NO!!!!" I yell as his fangs begin to sink into my neck.

My eyes shot open......I was sitting up in bed, sweat rolling down my face. That was....a dream. I place my hand over my neck, no new holes. I sigh in relief.

"Shade?" I hear Victor's voice and jump out of bed, falling flat on my face. "Shade! Are you ok?!" Victor says as he comes over to me. I look up at him, he seems too nice to forcefully bond like that.

"Yea I'm fine. You just scared me." I say as I stand. He looks down at me. "It was a really real feeling nightmare." I look toward the window.

"Was it something my mother told you?" He asks. I nod. "Please tell me what it was about."

"It was about.......bonding....." I say.

"So she told you about bonding. You do know I won't force you to give me your blood right?" He asks. I nod.

"Your mother told me that you aren't forcing me.....and that you will wait until I'm ready." I said. He nods.

"She was right." He said as he wrapped his arms around me. He pulled me into his chest. "I would never force you to do anything against your will." He let me go and I sit on the edge of the bed. He leans down and kisses my forehead. I feel my cheeks heat up. "Now it's time for breakfast." He motions to his left arm. "Would you take my blood?" I look toward the floor. "So I take it you still won't. Well that's fine by me."

He bites his wrist and the scent fills the room. He lifts my chine with his right hand and leans down until his face was directly in front of mine. I could feel my cheeks heat up again as he came closer. I close my eyes as his lips touch mine. As always instincts take over and the blood goes down smoothly. He pulls back and looks down at me, a smile on his face.

"I've noticed that you aren't fighting as much anymore." He said. I look to the floor.

"How can I? It's hard to fight instincts...." I say. I feel a hand rub my head. I look up at Victor. He was smiling wider now.

"Maybe it's not the instincts, but maybe it's you. You may be accepting this life subconsciously." He said. Is that true? Am I unknowingly accepting this? "I'll be back before the sun rises so you can have dinner. If you need me, I'll be across the hall." He kissed the top of my head then left. I stand and walk over to the window. I pull it up and a cool breeze blows in.

"I wonder.....should I just run away right now? Or should I stay....." I ask myself. I listen as I hear howls in the distance. This world....seems to be full of monsters. Maybe I should stay.....and try to find a way to kill myself before I truly accept this life. I close the window and sit on the bed. I stare out the window for hours, thinking. I should try to kill myself. I look around the room for something sharp. I found a pair of sharp scissors in a drawer. I took the sharp edge and place it on my stomach. I pushed the blade in, it hurt but not as much as that night. Before I knew it, Victor was back.

"Its dinner time-what are you doing?!" Victor yells. He runs over to me and takes the scissors from me.

"I can't take it. I'm an impure person who shouldn't be alive!" I yell. I put my hands around my throat, nails beginning to dig deep. Blood began to drip down my throat.

"Stop that!" He yells. He grabs my arms and pulls them away from my neck. "Don't let what happened haunt you. You can get past it with help." He said.

"It won't pass. It never will. I should just die, so I won't be a burden on you..." I say, tears stream down my cheeks.

"A burden? You think you are a burden on us? You are not a burden." He says. He let's go of my hands and traps me in a hug. "You are worth the world to me."

"No I'm not......I'm completely useless..." I say. I grab at my thighs, nails again causing me to bleed. I clench my teeth and push him away from me. "I SHOULDN'T BE ALIVE! THIS IS MISERY! You only see me as a partner, but you never thought about why I wanted death." I place my fingers over my heart. "Only you will ever have feelings, but mine died long ago." Tears fall harder. I dig my nails into my chest. "You know what? It's odd, but as I try to remember my past.....I can't recall all the abuse from before two years ago......why is that.....I guess it doesn't matter though." My heart was beating against my chest now and my nails sink in.

"STOP THAT!" Victor grabs my hands again. I try to break away, but his grip tightens. "Never say that you are useless. Never say that you shouldn't be alive. Your life is a precious one." The door opens and Victor's father rushes in.

"What's going on? I heard the yelling." He asks.

"I'll tell you later. Just get me some bandages and rope." Victor replies. His father looks at me then leaves.

"Please answer me......why can't I remember...." I ask, tears dripping from my chine. Victor looks down at me.

"Must have been during that night......you may have hit your head which caused memory loss." He said. I look down at the floor. His father comes back with what Victor asked for. "Now Shade, it's time for you to sleep. You need rest now." He lifts my chine with his right hand. He stares into my eyes and I begin to feel drowsy. My eyes close and I'm out.

When my eyes open, I see the white ceiling above. The room was getting darker as the sun set behind the trees. I try to move my arms, but they were tied to the bed post. Wait why am I tied!? This must be another dream. I look to my right and see Victor sitting in a chair. I begin to tremble.

"Calm down Shade. Those restraints are on you so you don't try to kill yourself again." Victor said. I try to calm down, but that nightmare is still making me fear. "Now it's time for your breakfast. Will you take my blood?" I look away from him. I feel a bandage press into my neck. "Guess not." He sighs. I glance at him and see he is a bit disappointed. "I guess I'll feed you later.....double the normal amount."

"Before you leave.....please open the window..." I ask. He looks down at me, a small smile on his face.

"Sure." He said. He walks over to the window and pulls it up. He leaves after that. I look down at the mirror and see that I now wore a silk black night gown. I most likely have bandages on my stomach and chest again. I sigh. Why is it so hard to die?

"Keh keh." I heard a small laughter from the window. I look over and see two skinny, shiny black objects that came to a point. They pull something big and black through my window. Two orange objects jumped off it.

"Who are you!?" I say. They don't answer. The black object walks over to my bed. I see eight black spider like legs, a spider's body and then it shifted into a gray skinned woman, waist up. She was a giant spider woman! She raises her right hand and places it over my mouth.

"Shhhh. I can take you away from here." She says. I shake my head. How can I trust a spider!? She frowns down at me. "Ssssso you won't come quietly..... then I musssst do thisssss." She reared up and I was blinded. The ropes on my wrist we're cut but I was lifted up. My body was covered in a sticky substance. Most likely web.

"Mrph!" (Help!) I can't scream out.

"Great catch mistress." A male said.

"Jusssst grab her and letssss go!" The woman growls. I begin to feel sleepy. I drift off.

Over world Pov

Victor walks through the halls back to Shade's room. He knocks on the door then enters.

"OK Shade....it's time for-" his eyes grew wide as he saw the bed empty. He ran over to the bed and examines the ropes. "Cut.....but by what?" He looks around the bed and finds a white substance on the head board. There were orange hairs within this substance. He picks it off the bed and runs back to the living room.

"What's the rush for son?" His father asks. He gives the substance to his father. "This is Arachne web? Where did you get this?"

"It was on Shade's bed......and she is gone." Victor said.

"Hm......Damian go give this to Vlad for analysis. We must find out where this monster is." His father said as he handed the web to Damian. He bows and walks out of the room. Victor paces back and forth. "Calm down Victor. We will find her."

"I hope....." Victor said.