A/N: ok so wow this chapter was super emotional for me! i have no clue why either lol.....well i hope you like it!:)

I quickly unlatched my fangs from her neck and watched as the blood trickled out of the two small holes my fangs had made. I slowly slid my tongue across the punctures and made sure that they fully closed. I wouldn't be able to the rest of the cuts and wounds I made on her skin without exhausting myself and I was already pretty beat.

I picked her limp body up from the stained covers and set her down on her sofa. I set to work stuffing the dirty sheets into her washing machine. I laid her back down on the bare bed and wrapped the discarded comforter around around her fragile body, making sure she was tucked in nicely.

I hesitated. I wasn't sure on what I should do next. I felt that I should bathe her but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I wasn't use to doing such intimate things with people. What I did with my meals was never intimate, far from it.

I opted with doing nothing. Doing nothing would keep that boundary line intact. The one I found myself desperately trying to reinforce.

I softly caressed her hair and made my way around the room, picking up my discarded clothes.

As I closed the door to her apartment, making sure to lock it, I couldn't help but notice the aching feeling in my chest. It felt wrong, leaving her in the dead of night but it wasn't something I hadn't done before.

I found that my whole body was aching. I had never experienced exhaustion that wasn't accompanied by thirst. It felt strange. Alien.

I started out for home. It didn't take long for me to reach my destination. Surprisingly, I only lived about a block away from her.

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Suddenly, everything was blatantly obvious. I was clearly bonded to Jael. Whether I liked the idea of it or not.

It explained a number of things.

The way she wasn't effected by my "charm." I've never encountered another human that could resist it. The fact that it took me two hours to get anywhere with her when it usually takes less than five minutes. Or that I told her my name, at all, and even before I knew hers. And more importantly, the reason why I had even left her alive. That fact alone amazed me.

I knew I was in some deep trouble. Not only had I bonded with a human, but I left her halfway to dead and laying in her own blood. And she was my supposed soul mate.

Immediately, I stood up from my sofa and begin pacing around my small living space. My old self kept me rooted in my spot, squelching my desire to go back to her. While my better self kept my eyes trained on the door, urging me to leave.

It was time to turn over a new leaf.

I rushed to grab my leather jacket and stepped into my boots, not even bothering to lace them.

I couldn't help but hurry, there was this troubling ominous feeling just sitting in the air.

I cursed under my breath as I banged on her door. She wasn't answering and I wasn't surprised. I knew for certain she wouldn't or that she couldn't.

I tried the doorknob, knowing it was how I left it earlier. Locked. So I willed it to open, don't ask me how, and made my way inside. I instantly tensed up. The tingling feeling I felt in my chest earlier only worsened. My chest was on fire, as if warning me of the danger present.

"Jael?"

I looked for her in the place I left her but only found a mess. The comforter I wrapped her with was soaked in blood. Panic raced through my veins. I felt nauseous. Never have I looked at blood with such disgust.

Fear, for the second time that night, found it's way into my mind. The thought of me being too late was unbearable. I couldn't focus on my senses long enough to find her. My otherworldly self-control was totally lost. I had never felt so human.

"Jael!? Answer me!"

My voice sounded hoarse and foreign to my ears. I willed myself to calm down and focus. Finding her was my number one priority. I didn't have time to look her apartment up and down. I was a vampire, I could handle this.

No, I don't think I could. I could not handle this.

My senses slowly started coming back to me. I heard a sound that I couldn't pick up before. Running water.

I jetted to her bedroom, only to find her bathroom door slightly ajar. How could I have missed that? She was most likely washing the remains of me off of her.

"Jael!" I let out, breathlessly.

The sight I was met with stopped me in my tracks. Her body was almost fully submerged in the blood like water, with only her head barely above the surface.

Only one word slipped from her trembling lips. No human would have possibly been able to hear it. But my mind was solely focused on her, the word was perfectly audible.

"Zi...tao."

I in as much air as I possibly could. Words and warnings darted across my mind. Would I be willing to risk this?

'.....It's forbidden. Not only would you take full responsibility of the fledgling but chances that a human even survives the change are very slim. Human blood naturally resists the dominant blood of a vampire...'

I could kill her.

But hadn't I gotten her so close to death already?

Finally, I made my decision. And I had never been so sure of something in my life ever before.

I let my fangs drop as I clamped down on the flesh of my forearm. I ripped my head back from my arm and sighed as I watched the blood flow down. I wasted no time forcing open and allowing my blood to seep into . But it wasn't working fast enough for me. I the blood from my arm and gave it to her from my own lips. This was much more effective.

Silently, I waited. My prized characteristic, my patience, quickly running thin. I slightly shook her, her name flying out of my mouth over and over. The shaking became violent and I realized that it was my own body that was moving uncontrollably.

The sobs wracked through my body as the realization hit of what losing her would do to me. She was the only one who'd ever be able to satisfy me. This I was sure of. She was my ticket to a promise of a better life.

"Please....Jael.....please....don't...."

Slowly, my whole existence changed before my eyes. My head was no longer filled with thoughts of me, myself and I. Instead, it was filled with thoughts of Jael, the hope for her life, and the fear for her death. I unconsciously began to memorize the beautiful contours of her face, afraid I would never be able to see it full of life again.

I struggled to remember the sound of her voice. Of the way her lips naturally pulled into a smirk. I found myself longing for her sarcastic remarks and her shameful touches.

My whole essence stuttered as I watched her eyes struggle to open. Hope soared through my chest. All of what I was longed to see her confident glare once again.

Who knew a bond could be so strong? That a mere human girl could change what I was and what I lived for in the period of one night.

Her lips quivered. My heart leaped. Would she make it? Would she hate me for damning her soul? If I needed to I would wait. All I needed to do was wait. She would come around.

A soft sound reached my ear. And all my questions were answered. I was not the same Zitao I was only just last night. I was no where near what that creature was. I was now Zitao and Jael. Without her I was an abomination. Instantly, I knew I needed her to survive. She was what I required to sustain my life.

The sound was but a syllable. But it was the sweetest sound I had heard in the many centuries I've existed. I clutched to that sound and the hope it brought along with it. It was barely audible but it crashed into me, headstrong.

I almost thought I had imagined it.

She uttered it in one short breathe.

"Blood."

A/N: So it's done! OMG! I cant believe it! Well i hope you guys liked it and I hope it wasn't too confusing. I'm thinking about writing a sequel. It would have the other members in it and stuff.

It's going to be a bit longer with a stronger plot and such.

Basically want you'll need to know from this fic is that Tao changed Jael to a vampire. So IF jael lives she will be a vampire in the next fic. kay?

I really hope you enjoyed reading this just as I enjoyed writing it:D I'm not much of a fanfic writer but I find this extremely fun plus I like making new friends here:)

Thank you for reading this! and i hope you enjoyed it!:)

-Che