Elise felt that to fly and to stay on the ground was one strange feeling. The sky was high and never came the day to Elise where she would be so close to the sky almost like the bird she always see to be free and unbind by anything as they soar to the sky.

Upon reaching back to the castle, Ian's wings flapped as one of his legs took one step on the railing of the balcony before he transition his other leg to smoothly reach the floor of the balcony. Elise stepped down when Ian bent his body slightly so her feet could reach the ground.

"That was a meaningful trip," Ian commented. It was a very meaningful one to Ian as he watched Elise putting distance between her and the vampire whose mind was on Elise. The vampire managed to stay as a friend but that would be the only thing he would be to her. "We found the culprit, and now his family would be at rest with the justice they found for the death John."

"I hope they will but loss is a loss. The live that passed will never return back," Elise mumbled with her eyes drawn to the sky that had turned pitch black. "I still could not understand," said Elise and Ian watched her eyes that now stared at the sky where her blue eyes turn darker in the shadow.

"What can't you understand?" asked Ian and he turned his body to look at the sky beside Elise.

"Why people would kill one and another. There should be a way and there are reasons for the killer to kill but some times not all of them. Like the black sorcerers, their intention to kill is something I could not fathom." Elise felt that with Ian she could express her inner thoughts and the worries that bugged her mind. Ian would be there for her, telling what she need to know, providing her with knowledge.

There was a bond between them where they both had faith in each other. She didn't know when the bond sprouted and it was almost invisible to her eyes but she could tell it was there. Elise wondered if there will be a day to come where she would turn hostile against Ian or likewise. Her feeling told her that day will never happen.

Ian could tell the question came straight from Elise's heart. She was kept sheltered when she live with the Scott's. Ian didn't know how they managed to keep Elise innocent. Mr. and Mrs. Scott must have put an extra keen eyes to keep Elise free from the dirtiness of the world.

Yet Ian knowingly betrayed their hope by teaching Elise the darkest side of the light she saw. A child will remain as a child if they are kept innocent; making them like a fool to the surrounding and Ian didn't want Elise to see only the good when she should know of the bad. If Elise continued to be sheltered, it would be too late when she learn how cruel the world was.

Ian said, "There are many things in this world one could never unravel. One of them are people's reason for putting something to action. There are many possibilities are in the world that to get to the bottom of the unknown one have to drown in it. What I mean is that to find dark sorcerers' reason you would have to be ready to go to the bottom of the problem by getting into their case," his eyes then turn to meet hers, "Many other killings in this world as you know have reason."

"Are you speaking about yourself too, Master Ian?" asked Elise to see Ian's face slowly turning from surprise to a wide grin.

"I do but it would not suffice to pay for the sins I did," Elise wondered what sins Ian meant. To her Ian was the most kindest person with a heart of a sun. What sins did he do that make him unable to be forgiven. "You know because of what I did, my wings turn black."

Elise took the words for a good two seconds. Because of the sins Ian made his wings turned black? In the Church since her childhood, the priest and sisters would tell Elise about demons or angels. Angels have white wings but there were angels who had black wings and they were called fallen angels. As a punishment for breaking God's words and straying form the right path, their wings turn black and the fell to hell.

"Are you an angel, Master Ian?" On her question, Elise felt the wind brushing on her face glide coldly on her skin. She stared back at Ian's eyes finding how his face was shadowed by the dark, making his smile to bear a darker meaning.

Ian turned his body and he took one step in which Elise didn't move back to until she felt how Ian's chest moved closer to her face, having her to compiled and slowly threaded her steps back. When her back pressed to the cold sensation of the glass which accumulated the cold wind of the night, Elise shivered, she saw Ian's hand raising to stop on beside the glass beside her face.

Elise turned her face to avoid looking at Ian's face in the distance, hoping Ian would move steps back. In this world however, no one could push him away from them not Elise whose mind and heart was all over him.

"Why do you think I am a fallen angel? Is it my wings that make you think so?" asked Ian and in one second, his wings emerge from his back. He

"Are you not?" Elise asked him back. She moved her eyes from looking at the right side when she felt his hand holding her waist, slipping under her red cloak that pressed her back even further. "I think I will go back now."

"If you go back, I will tie your legs and hands here before leaving you in my room," came Ian's sudden change in his voice that Elise flinched slightly. Would Master Ian really tie both her hands and legs if she run but she thought she should make a run now. Ian's tone was one where it left her no room to argue, abiding by his words and restrict her from trying to escape.

Elise felt her heart slipped along with her breaths when Ian's hand on her waist slowly climbs up. Her hand she pressed on her chest didn't know where it goes and when she felt Ian's hand reaching dangerously near her breast, she grab a hold of his hand, stopping him.

"I will stay here," so don't keep pushing your hand! Elise gulped the rest of the words as she was feeling too embarrassed to tell Ian. She knew if she said the rest of the word, Master Ian would instead turn her question to his upper hand.

"Why are you holding my hands?" Ian gathered his thought to her arm. He didn't swatted her hand and pursue his fingers to find its way over to the two mounds his eyes were looking subtly at.

Elise bite her lips. She didn't elaborate her words so Ian wouldn't use it for his advantage but it failed the moment he questioned her. "If you do not tell me, I can continue then, right?"

"You are going to touch inappropriate places if you do, Master Ian. Please stop," she begged him. Elise felt as if she had unraveled something in Ian. The gaze he used were fierce but not with anger but something else taking over it. Any more than this, Elise was sure the night wasn't going to end simply for her.

"Inappropriate places means improper the words only works when you feel unrest. But I do not think you are feeling uncomfortable with my hands and where it is going to," Ian dropped his tone low, his breaths brushing to Elise's neck deliberately, making her eyes to shut close and her muscle pulled when she breathed out. "Do you feel uncomfortable, Elise? If you do, I promise not to touch you," Elise felt relief relaxing her tensed body but it went constrict from movement again when Ian added, "Forever."

Elise for the first time out a glaring look at Ian which was mild and wasn't enough to intimidate him as it only make her look lovelier to Ian. "You are not playing fair, Master Ian," she argued him.

Ian tilted his head, putting an expression of confusion, "What exactly am I not playing fair with? By promising to not touch you it is instead not fair for me," Ian twist every possible words Elise spoken. "I know, maybe you actually want me to touch you now?"

"I didn't mean that!" Elise could not fathom Ian's logic of words now. She was walking on a tight rope now with the person who hold the rope being Ian. By his mischief, she can't guess when she would plunge, having herself played by his words.

"You know, they said a strong denial is a positive response. How should I proceed with this?" With what? questioned Elise and she yelp when she felt Ian's teeth nipped on her ears.

Elise's whole body felt as if it was lit in a fire. Her heartbeat kept on racing that she was afraid it would run from her chest, leaving her lifeless. She want to cover her ears but if she does that, she would have to release Ian's hand. In the position everything she did felt wrong to her but Ian had left one opening for Elise to run and that was to confess her feeling now.

Ian pulled his grin, the evilness coming to lurk beneath his gaze.