"The difference between humans and wild animals is that human pray before they commit murder." 

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Chapter 13- More trouble

Rose staggered into the house late at midnight. The boys wanted to cheer her up and in their books, cheering her up meant going to the bar and getting drunk.

And she had been a bit too preoccupied with her thoughts to exactly disagree.

It was dark and Rise smiled. She felt like a vampire.

Maybe she could go and suck Daemon's blood. That would teach him a lesson.

The lights suddenly got turned on.

"AAHH....morning light!!!" Rose yelled trying to cover herself, "I'm burning!!!"

"What?!" Daemon asked confused as he stared at the woman who was writhing on the floor. He didn't know what she was trying to do but she looked like she was having a seizure.

It was impossible to stay angry with her.

"The sunlight burns vampires. Aren't you aware of that, dumbnut?" Rose asked, still on the floor.

Daemon stared at her for a minute, not knowing what to think about her choice of insult.

He moved to her and roughly grabbed her elbow and pulled her up.

"You're strong..." she said confused, staring at his eyes. He stared back at her emerald eyes. They were bright, he had never seen them this bright before.

"Are you also a vampire?" she asked and she giggled happily, "Are you going to be my Edward?"

Daemon was broken out of his trance and he glared at the giggling woman in his arms.

"I don't sparkle," he said roughly and started dragging her up the stairs. She didn't seem to notice his efforts as she had begun hopping around the kitchen screaming something about sun shines.

"Woman, can we please go up?" Daemon asked tiredly. Rose turned back to him and studied him. For a minute, he thought she had sobered up.

"Only if you give me a piggy ride," she declared happily and stretched her arms.

Definitely still drunk, he noted.

Having no choice, he let her climb on his back and he started moving upstairs. It would have been easier if she didn't keep biting his ears.

He reached her room and pushed open the door. He contemplated throwing her on the bed but he felt a little bad. The girl was telling him about how good he smelt. It would be a little rude to throw her.

He lay her on the dark blue bed sheet and she smiled happily at him. He smiled back varyingly and stepped back. He got a whiff of her scent and he remembered why he was supposed to be angry.

Who did she think she was drinking and coming in late at night?

"How dare you drink this much? And that too at night? Are you..."he snarled.

"You're angry," she whispered. Daemon stared at her surprised. It was the first time she hadn't taken the bait and started yelling her head off.

"Don't be angry. It makes you less pretty," she said. She yawned and curled into the sheets. Daemon stared at her as she beckoned for him to lay with her.

"It will be fun," she said with an innocent smile. Daemon knew she didn't mean it in a wrong way. She sounded like a 5year old anyway.

He sighed and lay next to her in the bed.

"Don't be stiff," she admonished, "be happy and calm."

"Happy and calm..." Daemon said softly as he watched her eyes shut, "I'll think about that..."

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Waking up in the morning had always been a disaster. From the time she was a high schooler till now, sunlight streaming through the window sill always made her wants to scream out loud and draw the curtains.

"Uhh..." Rose muttered as she tried moving towards the curtain but something was restraining.

"Who the..." Rose muttered and turned to face her captor.

She gasped. She had actually got laid? She moved her face closer to the person trying to recognize him. Through groggy eyes, she studied his face.

"AAAHHH!!!" she yelled as she realized who it was.

"WHAT HAPPENED? " Daemon yelled and sat up straight with his hands above his head.

Rose looked disbelievingly at him and at their current position.

"I don't know whether to be shocked that we are actually in a bed together or not," she said slowly.

He brought his arms down and looked around. What happened seemed to dawn on him.

"This didn't mean anything," he said as he crawled out of the bed. Rose watched silently as he gathered his things and tried to leave her room.

"And Rosalyn," he said ignoring her wince, "if you end up here drunk again, you will end up in the streets, understood?"

Not waiting for her response, he strolled out of her room.

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The day was bad, very bad. Aiden sat in silence as he watched Daemon pace around his office.

"Bad...very bad..." Daemon muttered as he walked past Aiden. He had been fine yesterday, Aiden thought, and when he left he seemed a little messed up.

But it was nearly impossible to see Daemon in a  good mood so he hadn't asked.

But now, he looked like he was going to kill someone.

"Sir?"

Aiden looked up to see a pretty girl of his age. She was at the door and was looking at Daemon a little scared.

"Tell what you want and leave," Daemon snarled and without waiting for response, continued to stalk the place like a predator.

"Don't be like that," Aiden admonished him and then turned to the girl, "yes, sweetheart, what is the matter?"

The girl looked like someone set her on fire. Aiden watched her amused.

"It is Deandra, actually," she stuttered and then said with more confidence, "I am actually here to deliver something."

"Well, Deandra, what is it that you would like to deliver?" Aiden asked while Daemon seemed to ignore both of them as he continued pacing.

"A letter?" she said unsurely.

"LETTER?" Daemon yelled and much to Aiden's surprise, he pounced on Deandra.

"DUDE?" Aiden yelled in horror and quickly got up. He pulled Daemon off the girl and pushed him.

He looked down at the dazed girl.

"Deandra, are you fine?" he asked cautiously as he helped her on to her feet.

"Yeah..." she muttered, "just peachy."

They both watched in silence as Daemon looked at the letter in hand.

Aiden watched the emotions in his friend's face and he felt unfamiliar feeling of panic. He had never seen Daemon so worked up.

Daemon looked up and all emotions of worry were wiped clear off his face. His face was twisted into on of anger.

"OUT! BOTH OF YOU!" he yelled and pushed them both out of the door. Adrian watched with an open mouth as he shut the door on his face.

Deandra broke the silence.

"Does he usually great everyone like that?"

Aiden chuckled and turned back to her.

"Nah, he just does that for special people," he joked. Deandra wiped the dust off her dark grey blazer and matching skirt.

"Well, I didn't expect that," she said with a shrug. She impatiently blew her platinum bangs out of her eyes.

Her steel grey eyes shone at him as he swallowed deeply.

"Well as a form of apology, will you go out for lunch with me?"

She looked at him with a blank expression and he flinched back slightly, expecting a slap.

"Well, I have nothing better to do anyway."

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Letter...letter...

It was the only thing running in his mind as he stared at the letter.

With trembling hands, he tore it open, wondering exactly how bad the blow was going to be.

Salutations, Daemon my friend,

How was your day? Or should I say night?

You really must warn your wife not to go around walking in the night like that. Who knows what might happen to her, right?

And so back to our deal, I'll be lenient and give you a clue. Any day from today you can expect your next task...not much of a clue, huh? 

Do have fun...and Daemon, don't you think that dark blue of her sheets look exquisite against her beautiful skin?

Waiting for more,

Reaper.

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AN: HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!

To all the couples out there, hope you guys are enjoying yourselves. :D

And to all the single people out there, hope you are enjoying more. I mean, who can love us better than ourselves, right?

Being single rocks :D #singleswag

So have an amazing day even though the day is half over... and just remember, don't just shower love on this day. Every day is special for love...

So hope you all are enjoying the chapter. Do vote, comment and like.

So signing off is a very single and alone Ashley... who has nothing better to do than watch chick flics and cry...

Anyway,

Till next time,

Ashley.