Yong Hwa held Shin Hye protectively in his arms as he flitted towards home, he kept looking down at her making sure she was alright.  She

wasn't shaking anymore and her heartbeat had slowed back to it's normal pace, but he knew she was still really upset.  Those vampires

came for her and she knew it, she knew Choi Seunghyn wanted her and would do anything to get her.  Yong Hwa read her like an open

book, he knew she blamed herself for the attack and she doesn't want them to get hurt so she was now deciding to either stay and fight

or run away and hide again.  He could feel the hot tears seep into his shirt as she turned her head inward against his chest, all he could

do was squeeze her lightly before holding her closer to his heart.  Shin Hye knew what needed to be done, but was still apprehensive

about doing it.  She doesn't want anyone to get hurt because of her, that is why she thought about leaving and hiding so she could

keep everyone safe.  Deep inside she knew she could not leave Yong Hwa, she also knew that their clan needed her just as much as

she needed them.  When they arrived home Elder Lee was just finishing "The Dead" ceremony in which he helps all that have died in

the battle rest peacefully by guiding their souls to the afterlife.  Yong Hwa looked at his father and can tell that the ceremony took

alot of his energy, but knowing his father he wouldn't have stop to rest until each individual was guided properly to the light so they can

at least rest in peace.  Shin Hye looked around at all the destruction and was about to cry and Jong Hyun stopped her quickly, "We do

not shed tears for those who try to harm our clan little one, all we can do is help them rest in peace", Jong Hyun said softly as he patted

her head.  Shin Hye looked up at him and nodded her head slowly with big tears in her eyes, some how she already knew not to cry and

forced her tears back.  Jong Hyun turned and looked at all of them silently before finally speaking, "We have alot to talk about, but first I

want to say I am very proud of all of you today for fighting so bravely... thank you for defending each other as well as our home.  Since

they destroyed part of our house we will leave for our home in Busan tonight.  As we all know the Choi clan already made their first move

and they did it cowardly with a sneak attack, which tells me that Seunghyn is desperate to get his hands on Shin Hye.  We can never

allow that to happen because she is very important to Yong Hwa and to the future of this clan.  The reason I performed the mind melt

on Shin Hye is because I wanted her to connect with Hana so she can learn how to use her spiritual energy just in case she needs to

defend herself and the baby".  Before he could explain anything further Guardian Hongki looked at the couple with wide eyes, "So does

that mean Shin Hye has a bun in the oven", he asked loudly.  Shin Hye started blushing instantly and before she knew it she walked up

to her Guardian and flicked him on his forehead, "Yah Pabo!  What have I told you about that mouth of yours...do I need to find me

some soap HongStar", she asked him with her eyes narrowing.  Hongki starred at her with his mouth open as he rubbed his forehead,

she just did what Hana use to do to him when he would put his foot in his mouth by cursing or saying the wrong things.  Jong Hyun

laughed softly as he looked at Hongki's expression, "She is not with child yet, I was talking about the future since she and Yong Hwa will

be married soon.  One day she will give birth to the next full breed vampire that will carry on our clan's blood lineage and who will also 

be the next Elder to our clan.  I should let all of you know that she and Hana are now connected as one, which means they are the

same person with the same feelings and memories.  Now Hongki don't be surprised if she starts beating you up like she did in the past, 

so better watch what you say around her from now on", he said while he patted the Guardian on his back.  Yong Hwa already knew they

were connected when he witnessed her spiritual energy explode inside that car earlier, and from what he saw both vampires had gotten

hurt while she had no injuries at all.  Yong Hwa wanted to laugh out loud when he saw the fear in Guardian Hongki's eyes as he slowly

backed away from her and stood behind his father for protection.  He looked over at his hyungs who were starring at her silently with

their eyes wide, he knew they were so shocked they were speechless.  Shin Hye smiled shyly at them as she walked back to Yong

Hwa's side, he grabbed her hand and brought it up against his lips kissing it softly as he winked at her.  Jong Hyun was very happy at

how Yong Hwa accepted everything, he just proved to everyone how much love and loyalty he has for his life mate.  They all turned

around when they heard a car pull up to the drive way, the van that Jong Hyun ordered had showed up to take them to Busan.  Hongki

looked at his Elder earnestly as he volunteered to follow the van by foot just in case they were attacked once again.  Jong Hyun agreed

to his request since he knew Hongki felt it was his duty to protect him and his family, and he also knew the Guardian would rather walk

then get into a moving car.  As they got into the car Yong Hwa and Shin Hye sat at the back of the van, he could tell she was tired and 

needed to rest so he pulled her half way on top of him and rested her head on his chest.  As she rested her head on his chest she

wrapped her arms around his waist and closed her eyes as she snuggled closely against him.  Yong Hwa knew she was out quickly

when he felt his shirt getting wet from her drool, his poor little leaf had an exhausting day.  He looked out the window and saw her

Guardian and his men flitting by the van with their sword drawn, protecting them as they traveled which made him feel more at ease.  He

looked at his father and hyungs and felt so relieved that they were all safe, the thought of losing one of them made him sick to his

stomach.  Jung Shin and Min Hyuk saw their little brother starring at them sadly and knew he was bothered by something so Jung Shin

reached over to ruffle his hair as Min Hyuk with a funny face.  Yong Hwa smiled and chuckled softly at his hyungs, they

always knew how to make him smile when he was down.  Jong Hyun watched his two older sons try and comfort their little brother, you

could tell in Yong Hwa's eyes that he was worried about all of them.  He knew the three of them were very close with each other and he  

has always been proud of them for that.  Jong Hyun wanted to laugh as his three boys started making funny faces at each other, they

were all laughing quietly because Shin Hye was asleep and they didn't want to wake her.  He watched Min Hyuk reach into his bag and 

grabbed his Cho bear, he must have still wanted to comfort his little brother because he handed the teddy bear to Yong Hwa with a  

big smile.  Yong Hwa looked at the teddy bear and his eyes started to water as he took the stuffed animal from his hyung and held it

closely to him and Shin Hye.  He knew his hyungs sometimes thought of him as a little kid, and to be honest he sometimes enjoyed the

attention he got from his older brothers as it made him feel very special to them.  Yong Hwa held on to the Cho bear and Shin Hye as

his eyes started to feel heavy, he felt exhausted so he closed his eyes and fell asleep as his hyungs watched protectively over him. 

INSIDE THE CHOI MANSION..

Choi Seunghyn paced back and forth as he impatiently waited for Gdragon to bring Shin Hye back to him, he wanted to make her suffer

for running away from him.  He wanted to teach her a lesson she would never forget so she won't run from him again and he was really

getting tired of waiting for them.  As he was about to sit down Gdragon flitted through the door all alone, he slowly walked up to his 

Elder and was about to explain everything when Seunghyn grabbed him by his neck and threw him across the room forcefully into a 

wall.  He flitted to where Gdragon was and grabbed him from inside the wall, he was shaking with anger as he started punching him  

repeatedly.  Seunghyn was really furious with Gdragon because he was looking forward to having Shin Hye back with him tonight, he

did not only disappoint him but failed him as well and for that he was going to take out his frustrations on him.  Gdragon took each hit

obediently as he already knew he would be punished when he arrived home empty handed.  As his Elder beat him to a bloody pulp all

Gdragon could think about was how he had to once again live without her. 

Author's Note-  Hi everyone, I hope you enjoy the update.  I want to thank everyone for leaving me such great comments, I really do love talking to everyone.  I also wanted to welcome some new subscribers to the Lee clan...yes your are a vampire, so smile and show off your fangs :D

As always thank you for reading :D