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Justin didn't want to look up at her. He didn't want to see her crying like she was. I knew it...I'm only going to hurt those I hold dear. Maybe I shouldn't have ever met her. He gazed at the princess as she cried. She gave me a purpose, only to be repaid by me breaking her heart. He noticed that she looked weak. He made her sit down on her bed. As she continued to cry, the vampire felt worse with each tear shed. He fell to his knees in front of her and laid his head in her lap. His head was on his side and his neck hit the princess's knees. He winced in pain from the strangle marks, but he endured it for Alaina. He then started to weep as well. Only a few were shed at the moment and they were silent, but they were all that was needed for the prince. "I don't know," he told her in an almost inaudible voice. "I don't know what to do. They told me I must do this. Punishment comes to those who act against the Nobles. Besides, you were forced here against your will anyway, right? You must hate us for that. I just...I just wish I had an idea of what we can do." This was partially true. He knew one way he could possibly see her in the future, but he wasn't sure. I don't want her to do anything she doesn't want to. Without this though, I'll disgrace my whole family. His head hurt from the thoughts and his fangs cut into his lip. I hate this...I hate myself.

Justin remained with his head on her lap as he listened to her. "I'm sorry," he told her with a few more tears flowing down his cheeks. "I'm sorry." He couldn't think of anything else to say. He looked out towards the window in the corner of his eye. It was still very dark out, but the sky also seemed to become lighter. I wonder how long it will be before dawn. It doesn't seem that far away. "I'm afraid we can't stay together like this physically," he said to the princess. He put a hand up by his throat, but he didn't touch the marks. "The Nobles won't approve of it. However," The prince brought up his head and stared into the glistening ruby eyes of the human girl. His dark eyes were slightly red from his tears and his face was still wet from tears. "I believe we can be together spiritually and possibly meet in the future." He smiled weakly at her before explaining. "You already know that vampires can live for a longer period of time than humans. But there's a way you can live at the same speed as vampires. However, it involves me having to inject my blood into you. Believe me when I say that I don't wish for you to do anything that would hurt you physically or emotionally, so I want this to be your decision." He took her hand in his and gazed lovingly into her eyes with his almost black eyes. "Would you like to live like me for many years to come?"

Justin felt her wiping off some of the tears on his face. He also smiled more when she said yes. Then the princess changed the subject. She asked how long it would be until they could meet again. "Well," he responded, "you are the next ruler of the human kingdom. Maybe I can visit you then or I will even sneak inside past the humans if you wish to see me. It will probably be a long time until I see you next time. However, if I inject my blood in you, you will be able to live for much longer than humans can. We can finally be together forever then. I'm not exactly sure when though." He smiled as he sat down beside Alaina. He looked at her bandaged neck. "Are you sure you want to go through with that?" he asked her again. "I understand if you don't and that is fine with me either way. I just have to make sure."

Justin nodded to tell her he understood. He carefully unwrapped the bandages on her neck, making sure not to hurt her. He saw his bite marks from before. They had started to heal. The prince grew out his fangs and then quickly sunk them into the skin of her neck again. He could feel his own blood flowing through himself. I guess this is how a human feels to have the blood sucked out of them. The vampire had never performed this before, and he was becoming unstable. He embraced Alaina to give himself balance. Finally, after a few moments, Justin removed his fangs. He felt slightly lightheaded and dizzy. He grabbed onto the bed and was shaking a bit. He then proceeded to wrap the bandages onto her neck again. "Well," he told her, "now you can live at the same speed as us." He took a strand of her hair in his hand. "We now have a bit of us inside each other too." He smiled at her and embraced the princess yet again. Only this time, he did it because he wanted to. This is good, now we can be able to reunite in the future. His gaze went to the window again. The sky was becoming lighter still. "I think it's almost dawn," he informed Alaina. "We have to get ready."

Justin carefully stood up from the bed. He walked toward the door slowly, seemingly off balance. His head swayed, a headache apparently forming. He put his hand up against the nearby wall to keep him steady. Man, this is just great. First the stranglehold and now this lightheaded feeling. Now I know how Alaina felt when I sucked her blood. I think I just need to regain my energy. The prince looked around and found the bed again. He slowly made his way over there, making sure not to fall. He then lay down on top of it, although it wasn't the most comfortable bed around. "I'm sorry," he told the princess. "I guess I need to rest my eyes from the injection. Please, don't worry about me. Just get yourself ready, okay?" He smiled to her as his dark eyes closed and he began to rest.

Justin rested his eyes on the bed. It wasn't the most comfortable spot, but he was fine with it as long as he could regain some energy. He could feel his blood returning to him, but it would take some time until he could function without anyone knowing what happened. I hope that I will feel that way when I have to leave. As he was about to go to sleep, he remembered his red neck marks from the Nobles. I wonder if I should wrap a bandage around this, just to make it less noticeable. I don't know, but they still hurt. I guess I deserved that though. I should have guessed that I wasn't going to win that fight. And my mother would've been shunned too if I kept going. I guess this is what's right for now. I just wish it could have been...different... With that, sleep finally overcame the vampire prince. He was silent, with the only sign that he was still alive being his rising and falling chest.

Two vampire men walked up to the Gothic building known as the castle. The sun had risen, so the Nobles had informed them to fetch Justin and the eldest human princess. They knocked on the door and waited. Soon, Melissa came to the door and smiled at them.

Justin's eyes slowly opened upon Melissa shaking him. He listened to her words in silence. Then he carefully sat up on the bed and looked around. Light shone in from the window and he saw Alaina walking to the door. She carried her bag of belongings. Melissa looked worried and confused.