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Noelle's eyes widened in shock and she grasped her chest in pain. Even after all she had been through, there had always been a lot of light in her heart, and the darkness pained her so. "...no.." She whispered faintly. She was slipping away, losing conciousness, but that's what Dante wanted, he wanted her to give up.. so she wouldn't. "NO!!!" She screamed it this time, her voice boomed with unknown power. Yes, she had power. A lot more power than she, or Dante knew of. This was her life, her body.. and no one else's. She wasn't going to give it up that easily. "I told you once before already..." she choked out. "I'm not your Queen.. she is dead.. and you will have to get over that.. because everyone dies at some point.. my mother died.. and yes I miss her sometimes.. but you have to let life takes its normal course.. maybe someday we can find a way for you and her to be together again.. but for now I must fight you.. because this is my life and my body.. and no one can take that away from me, not even fate." Noelle's words started out weak but gradually grew stronger as the light in her heart grew. She had good in her, more good than evil, and she felt that. She raised her head up and let light circle around her, protecting her. Her hands turned warm and she felt them begin the glow. When she sang, her words were strong with shielding power and the light flowed around her stronger yet. "Your subtleties.. they strangle me. I can't explain myself at all. And all the wants. And all the needs. All I don't want to need at all. The walls start breathing, my mind's uneweaving, maybe it's best you leave me alone. A weight is lifted, on this evening, I give the final blow. When darkness turns to light, it ends tonight, it ends tonight. Just a little insight won't make this right, it's too late to fight, it ends tonight, it ends tonight."

A Dark aura appeared around Dante and he smiled. "The singing doesn't effect me anymore Noelle and now your nightmare's have come true." His fangs grew longer and he bit into Noelle's neck and draining her quickly. He closed his eyes and kept draining until she had just a slight of blood in her and he smiled. "Now do you want to live and continue your life?" Dante said with blood dripping down his face. He grabbed a little knife and cut his wrist and puts it close to Noelle. "You better start drinking or your singing career is over M'Lady." He put his wrist closer and grinned at her.

Closing her eyes tight, Noelle focused all her energy on her heart and a loud, high pitched, but well toned note escaped her lungs. The light around her grew stronger and restored her body with blood. The venom flowing through her veins came to a halt and disapated. "I will.. not give up that easily.." She whispered. "I will not become a vampire unless it is what I choose in life.. you under estimate my power.. I am a Queen and therefore I can defy the undefiable... DO NOT THINK OF ME AS WEAK IN MIND OR BODY!!!" To her own suprise, Noelle rose from the bed without any resistance from her leg and sang again. "The light inside my heart will always be unlimited. My body and my mind, will always be with me. I do not fight for power. I do not fight to win. I merely fight, I merely fight.. to exist. It's the battle.. it's the battle to the end... I may be weak outside but I'm strong in mind.. so as long as I breathe... I will fight." Noelle's voice sent a strong, powerful ray of light in Dante's direction. It broke down his barrier and shoved him against the wall. "I see you standing there. I thought you were my friend. But it wasn't me you loved. It was merely an illusion. But fear not, I am strong. But fear not, I'll live long.. because that's what I wanted in the end.... it's the battle... it's the battle to the end.. I may be weak outside but I'm strong in mind.. so as long as I breathe.. as long as I breathe.. I will fight.... I will fight.... STRONG!!!!" Noelle's eyes turned a pure white color. "You were wrong about me..." She spoke. "I am not the Queen of the Damned.. I am the Queen of the Light.. never will I give in to darkness..."

Dante flew against the wall and his head slammed into it first. He was dead as the light pierced his heart. Dante's eyes were wided and still stared at Noelle. His spirit was slowly releasing from his body and his ghost now. "ugh.. what happened just now?" He held his head and looked at his dead body against the wall. "Oh no..." He trailed off and looked at Noelle still beaming with life and he sighed. "I was fooling myself... she will never come back to me... my love is lose and so am I." He sat next to his dead body as he talked.

Noelle stopped singing but power still pulsed in her veins. She could see Dante's spirit looming beside his body. "No.. Dante she isn't lost and neither are you.. you can be together now.. the two of you..." Noelle whispered. She raised her head again and spoke not to Dante but to someone else. "Powerful light, clense me of darkness." She shouted. The spirit of the Queen of the Damned flew from her body and looked around, a little lost. "Even when the body works no more, life and love go on." Noelle whispered in a singing voice. She looked over at the two of them and sighed, deep down, Noelle loved Dante a little bit, but she knew the place in his heart was not for her, but for the queen, his wife. "Please.. if you two can... take care of my mother.. and.. and tell her I miss her... I really, really miss her.." Tears flowed down Noelle's eyes and her teardrops glowed intensly. "But tell her, I no longer feel I have to give up my life to be with her... I always have her on my mind and in my heart..." Noelle whispered these words and then dropped to the ground unconcious.

Suddenly Dante's spirit shot back into his body and he started to breath quickly. He coughed hard and tried to get his head straight. Dante cracked his neck and it went back into place. "Ugh never again will I mess with the light." Dante said and watched as his wife's spirit faded into the spirit world. "This is how its meant to be... I stay on Earth and my wife brings in the spirits who have been departed." He looked up to see Noelle knocked out and he got up and smiled. "Thank you Noelle for watching out for both of us." He kissed her lips slowly and closed his eyes.

When Dante's lips met hers Noelle's eyes shot open. Her hand went to her neck instantly, she traced the large bite mark stretching from the end of her jaw down but she smiled, she was going to be alright. She wasn't angry at Dante, he just wanted the same thing as she did, he wanted to be with the person he loved.. who could blame him? Noelle tried to sit up but a sharp pain shot through her leg, everything was back to normal. But.. if every thing is back to normal... Noelle traced the large bite mark on her neck once more and closed her eyes. Without much thought, she cupped both her hands in front of her and Dante. In her hands formed a small ball of light, not enough so that it would cause any damage. As Noelle looked into the ball of light she realized she didn't care what she was when she woke up, as long as it was her in this body. "It's been a long time coming, such a long, long time. And I can't stop running, such a long, long time. Can you hear my heart beating? Can you hear that sound? Cause I can't help thinking, and I won't stop now. And then I looked up at the sun and I could see, oh, the way that gravity pulls on you and me. And then I looked up at the sky and saw the sun, and the way that gravity pushes on everyone, on everyone." Noelle didn't get to finish the song before she slumped back into Dantes arms, the ball of light in her hands disappeared. "Your welcome..." She whispered before going unconcious.

[ This is the song, it's sung by Coldplay but obviously Noelle doesn't have a man's voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB_I1qK2CO8 and yes, I know I have odd taste in music. ]

Dante looked at her and layed her back down on the bed. "Maybe it was you who I loved all along Noelle." He said and tucked her in as the moon began to rise. Dante walked out of the room and sighed slowly walking to his room with barely any energy. "I cant make it to my room..." He cut off and fell to the floor sleeping and relaxing. His neck hurt so much from cracking it back into the place and his head was still spinning from re-entering his body.

Noelle had a strange dream that night. She was standing in a long hallway filled with mirrors. As she walked down the hallway, not completely sure where she was going or why she was going there, she looked in the mirrors at her reflection. She looked in the first mirror and saw herself, her wide almound brown eyes and her short pale blonde hair. But, as she walked down the hallway each mirror showed a slightly different verison of her. By the time she got to the last mirror and looked in it, there was a strange girl in the mirror. Her eyes were a frightening bright red and her skin was pale. She was scary, but strangly beautiful... after what seemed like forever staring at the figure, Noelle let out loud scream. It was her. Her screaming woke her up and it was about midnight. Noelle found herself back in her bed and she was breaking out in a cold sweat. Do I have a fever or something...? She wondered. Touching her neck gently she felt the still open wound there and screamed again before she could control herself.

Dante woke up quickly and heard Noelle scream. He got up and opened the door to Noelle's room and went to her. "Its ok it was only a dream Noelle just relax." Dante said and held her tight and looked at her. Her screaming went through his ears and he closed his eyes in pain. "Please calm down... its going to be alright." He said again and kissed her forehead still with my eyes closed. Why was she screaming like this he thought.

Forcing her breathing to slow to a normal pace, Noelle carefully lay head back down on the pillows. She was afraid to lift her hands, afraid to see if they were still that slightly tanned sun-friendly color or the pale white she had seen in her nightmare. What happened? Just the other night she had promised herself that she wouldn't scream, that she would be brave. Something inside her told her that her bravery and strength had left her when the light that had bursted out of her heart had retreated back into it. Is there a chance.. that I'll change? Is there a chance that the only reason I didn't last night is because.. the light was channeling it out.. will the change resume now..? All these thoughts rushed through Noelle's head and she had no one to answer them, only she knew the true secrets of light, and they were locked away in her heart and mind. Noelle wiped cold sweat from her forehead. Why was she sweating like this? The room wasn't even warm, it was air conditioned. Noelle just lay there with her head spinning, staring up at Dante and looking for comfort.

"Um... Noelle you alright? your sweating and its cold outside." Dante looked back down at her. Did his bite actually make it into her. Then he realized that she needs to feed off of him. "Noelle your dying... you need to feed off the one who sunk his teeth into.. and that would be me." Dante cut his wrist slightly and looked at her. "You need to feed.. please feed your the only real person I have been close to for two centuries." Dante said and closed his eyes waiting for her lips to go around his wrist.

Noelle shook her head violently while he spoke, too frightened to listen to what he was saying. Her head was spinning more now and her vision was getting hazy. No... no.. no..she kept telling herself. And then she smelled it. It was a strange scent.. new but somehow familiar. She couldn't put her finger on it at first but realized, with much distress, what it was when she saw the blood trickle down Dante's wrist. If it was even possible, Noelle's face got paler. No... no.. no..she told herself again. But it was hard to stop herself, knowing that the blood would relieve her pain and maybe her anxiety. Closing her eyes first, Noelle ever so gently pressed her lips against Dante's wrist, as if she was kissing it, not sucking his blood. The second she swallowed a drop of the stuff, she felt better and she forced herself away from him before she could hurt him in any way. Good I still have my self control..she thought to herself. Suddenly tired, Noelle lay her head back down and went back to staring up at Dante looking for comfort, her eyes were half opened. She wasn't concious enough to fully get her mind around what had just happened or what was happening yet.

Dante healed his wrist and looked down at her. "Your body is dead but your still alive and you must feed on me for atleast two weeks Noelle." He said and closed his eyes. "Then after those two weeks you can feed on anything you like." Dante got up and looked back at her again. "You sure you dont want to drink anymore? Your going to feel sick in the morning with you barely taking any blood to drink." He asked Noelle as his eyes started to glow through the night.

"I..." Noelle's voiced cracked when she spoke and she bursted into tears. Stop crying damn it, you're such a baby, stop crying right this minute..her brave half told her. Biting her lip hard, Noelle tried hard to hold in a sob but only managed to cut open her lip on her oddly sharp teeth. She smelled the blood again, but this blood was her own and for some reason it made her even more miserable. She buried her face in her pillow and let out another sob.Why are you crying sweety..? It's alright.. don't cry every thing is fine..That thought wasn't her own.. the voice was calmer and kinder. "M..mom.." She whispered outloud. She must have been delusional, she was hearing her mother in her head.I won't let anything or anyone hurt you.. I love you baby girl.. now just go to sleep..the voice whispered, it almost sounded weary, tired. "Mom...I.." but the voice was gone, she felt it leave. Noelle was alone again. She sat up in bed and hugged her knees, trying to hold herself together.

Dante sat beside her and held her close. "Go ahead and cry Noelle its fine. Even brave people cry if they keep in their emotions for al ong time. " Daide said and rubbed her back. Why was she crying like this Dante thought. "Hey I'll make you a big breakfast in the morning hun I'm sure that will cheer you up." Dante smiled and kissed Noelle on the forehead. "I'm sorry for turning you but I felt threatened with the light you have shown." He said and continued to hold Noelle close feeling only her heart beating.

Noelle tried to be as kind as possible as she pushed herself away from Dante. She didn't want to be angry at him, but how could he just apologize? It wasn't as simple as apologizing. He was taking her whole life away from her and all he could do was make her breakfast? Sighing, Noelle held in a second emotion, anger. She feared what would happen if she got angry at him now, when she already had a broken leg and was depending on his blood to keep her alive. "I.. I'm really tired.." She whispered, it was true but she really just wanted to be alone, to think about what she was going to do now, for the rest of her life.

"Alright was just wondering." Dante said and left her alone and leaned against the door. "Why do I get so angry so quickly?" he said quietly to himself and started to walk outside. He needed to feed because Noelle had fed on him a little. He opened the door and headed outside and watched someone walk by. Dante quickly attacked the man and attached his fangs to his neck. He began to drain him quickly and he breathed heavily, wiping his mouth of the blood. "The pure blood humans always taste so good." Dante said and walked back to the house and locked the doors.

Noelle opened her mouth to sing but all that came out was a loud cough. Great, her throat was dry and scratchy, she couldn't sing. The taste of Dante's blood was still strong on Noelle's tongue and she pondered on the taste. It was.. different.. kind of an odd taste. But she guessed that she probably just hadn't changed fully yet, it had been less than a day. Placing her hand over her chest she felt her heart beating still, yes, it was a little slower than normal, but still very much human. When will this end? she thought and groaned, her whole body was sore, especially her leg. She closed her eyes and tried her best to just sleep and forget.

Dante licked his lips and sighed. "I'm full for the rest of the week." He said and smiled quickly. Dante grabbed a book off of a table and started to read it as he walked through the house. He stopped at Noelle's door and felt that she was growing weak. "You need to feed on me more Noelle or you going to die!" He yelled at the door and sighed as he put his hand on the door. "I know you dont want to but to live you will have to drink my blood for two weeks. I'm sorry it is this way."