"Your skin is so soft and warm. It does not contain as many scars as my other pets. They did not care for their bodies very well before they came to me." he said, looking down at the blanket.

He watched her rise from the ground and nodded. Donovan knew she was right about the dawn coming soon. He rose from the blanket and smiled at her. "You are smitten with me. Aren't you?" he asked her, bending over to pick up the blanket. He took her hand and rested it on his arm, walking her back across the bridge and into the house. He left the blanket on the floor by the door, a servant rushing over to pick it up and take it away.

They walked through the halls, passing by Eden's room. They were soon at the doors to his room, the servants on both sides of the double doors opened them. Donovan continued into his room, walking the woman in with him. "You will stay with me, today."

Eden wanted to say no but she thought better of it.

Nodding slightly she smiled. "Of course." She bowed slightly. "But might I get my things that I will need from my room and i can return?" She wanted to ignore the smitten question as long as she could but she doubted it would last all that long.

But still can't blame the girl for trying. "Master I will return within a few moments... I promise." She smiled and waited for him to answer her before she would move.

Her heart still pounded in her chest... 'He knows....' She thought but quickly snapped out of it before she finished the thought.

Biting her lip she hoped he hadn't caught the thought...but doubted it.

He had heard her start something in her thoughts but she caught herself before he heard the rest. He nodded towards her. "You can get your things then return. I need to change out of these anyway." Donovan said, smiling at her.

His eyes followed her as she left his room. "Keep watch for her return. I want the doors opened for her." he said to the servants before they closed the door after her. Once the doors were clothes, he moved into his closet to remove his clothes.

He stood in the large closet naked, looking at himself in the mirror for a moment. His pale body was well toned, he had kept himself in shape when he was alive. He was grateful for that since now he didn't have to worry about it. Walking away from the mirror, his eyes searched the hangers for a nightshirt. He found one and pulled it on then walked out of the closet.

His eyes wandered about the room, wondering if she had returned or not. He didn't see her, so he walked over to his sitting area. He took the seat that was facing the doors and waited.

She pulled her hair out of the ponytail it was in and smiled to herself. Biting her lip she sighed a bit and grabbed her hair brush and some other things she would need.

Biting her lip she grabbed her clothes and returned to his room. "Master.." Her voice soft as she went up to the door. As the doors opened she smiled to herself and headed in though the doors. "I was going to change here if that is alright with you my lord." She smiled and bowed when she entered out of respect for him.

And yes it was true she did have a crush on her master but she knew that was only just that... A crush... Nothing would ever happen between the two of them... Well... At least she thought anyway.

Donovan rose from the chair and walked over to Eden. "You may change here, if you would like." he said, touching her arm gently. He pulled her gently deeper into the room. "You can use my closet if you would like." He pointed in the direction of the large closet.

He had heard her thoughts about the crush and smiled, wondering how he should react to it. He decided he would wait before he revealed his feelings to her. I wonder how she will react...

Eden smiled and kissed his cheek as a thank you before heading to the closet to change.

Biting her lip she grabbed her hair brush and changed into her pajamas of a small tank top and a pair of silky pants. Walking out of the closet she was brushing her hair and looked at him.

"Thank you master." She smiled and bowed out of respect once again. "So.. What shall we do before bed?" Eden asked braiding her hair over her shoulder.

Her eyes met his.... He knew something.... His eyes gave it away. And again she was the only pet to actually challenge the fact and look into his eyes... She was a little firecracker when needed to be. "You know something about me that I haven't told you..." She said softly. "And i've kept my thoughts from you as best as I could.... What do you know?" Her voice still holding a slight challenge but only enough to not give her problems with the master/slave relationship.

His eyes matched hers. He enjoyed her fire. "My dear," he started, walking over to her. "I do know something that you have not told me aloud."

Donovan took her hand and walked her over to the sitting area. He sat on the couch, pulling her down beside him. "You know that you are my favorite pet." he said, looking into her eyes. "What you don't know is that on the nights that you and I are not together, I spend them alone. I usually read, with thoughts of you in the back of my mind."

He looked down, for the first time in years he was nervous. "Your feelings are matched with mine, I think."

She put her hand to her mouth. "Master... I've kept my thoughts from you.... Well... As best as I could.... How did... When did...." She stammered and looked at the floor.

Yet this time... Her mouth betrayed her heart... Yet again! She bit her lip and sighed a moment with her eyes closed. Opening her eyes she looked at him. "Donovan..." Her voice soft. That was the first time she had used his name.

Her hand went to his. His skin pale against hers even tho she too was pale. "My head, my heart, and my soul all betray one another... My heart tells me to go for it... Jump head first into the snake pit.... My mind is telling me no don't do it... It's forbidden you can't.... And my soul is telling me whatever makes me happy...." She sighed. "I'm so confused right now... I want to follow my heart but I agree to a certain extent with what my mind is telling me."

She bit her lip and waited for him to respond to that.

Donovan's smile faded a little. He wasn't sure of what to think. He was sure that a romance between a human and the undead weren't recommended, mainly because he will never die, but that didn't stop his feelings. "Nothing has to change between us." he said, looking down at their hands, his face sad.

He stood suddenly, her hand dropping from his and walked towards the fireplace, the fire having died away from neglect. He couldn't help but to think about things a little too much. It was in his nature to think things out more than he needed to. Donovan turned around slowly, looking down at the floor then slowly looking up at her. "Do what you think is best. You will still be my pet." he said. "I would like to be the thing that makes you and keeps you happy."

Eden got up from where she was seated and walked over to him. "Donovan..." She whispered softly. Her hand going to his cheek. Leaning up she kissed him deeply. Hoping to catch himm off guard for one. For two so he would know her feelings.

She pulled back and looked at him. Her heart racing as well as her mind... Mach two was even too slow for this. Her corset felt tighter than what it was. Biting her lip she looked away from him and down toward his chest.

"You make me happy." With that she looked up at him and smiled. "There is no where that I would rather be than around you." She smiled again and kissed his cheek.

Donovan looked down at Eden and smiled gently. He took her face into his hands and pulled it towards his, his lips touching hers as he kissed her. He didn't release her immediately, wanting her taste to linger on him a while longer. "I'm glad you choose to be with me. I would be saddened to see you go away from me." he whispered.

He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into him tightly. "No other pet would be able to replace you." he said gently into her hair.

"I didn't think I was that important to you." She smiled and looked at him. Her arms still around him from hugging him while they had kissed.

"And thank you Donovan... For everything you have done for me... I know it doesn't probably seem like much to you... but you took me out of a horrible situation..." She smiled and kissed his cheek. "And I thank you for it."

She yawned a bit then. Her thoughts went to the sun comign up. "We should probably go to bed Master..." She trailed off the last bit.

He looked to the window, small amounts of light revealing itself through the slits in the curtains. "I feel you are right, my pet." he said, holding her as he walked to the bed.

When they made it to the bed, he scooped her up into his arms, sweeping her off her feet. He laid her on the bed, then walked around and climbed in beside her. His servants rushed over to begin the preparations for his day of resting with Eden.

He stared up at the top of his bed, the dark red velvet of the ceiling on his bed. As the curtains around his bed closed, he rolled over to face Eden. He moved his hand to her face, his fingers brushing her cheek gently. "You look lovely in the dark of my bed." Donovan said, his hand moving down her neck and resting on her body.

"So beautiful..." he whispered then leaned over and kissed her.

Eden felt her cheeks get hot. Brown orbs met his in the dark. Blushing a deep scarlet she smiled. "Thank you Master." She whispered softly and put her head on his chest gently.

With a soft sigh she closed her eyes and nuzzled against him gently. "You are so warm for a vampire." She whispered barely even audible...

She looked up at him then. "Tell me something Master... I want to know what you were like before you were a vampire... Such as where you grew up... What your family was like... What era did you grow up in..." Her voice trailing off then. "Sorry... Forgive me... I ask to many questions... It is not my place..." She bit her lip then as she stared at him through the dark.

Donovan smiled down at her and kissed her forehead. "It is your place now to ask whatever question you may have. You are my lover." he said, holding her close to his body.

He looked up at the top of his bed as he thought about his life before he was turned. "I am from the early eighteen hundreds. I grew up with my large family, three brothers, four sisters." the vampire started. He slid his fingertips up and down her arm for a moment, then continued. "When I was seventeen, my parents arranged for me to marry. She was a few years older than I but what my parents said I did." he paused, remembering the night his father told him he was to be married.

"A marriage without love. I was not looking forward to it." he said, sadness in his voice. "The wedding plans went on as usual. As the day drew nearer, I dreaded my future life. Then, the night before my wedding, I was attacked on my way home from my friend's house. We had been 'celebrating' the end of my freedom."

He pulled her close to him again, kissing her forehead. "They found my body, drained of its blood, the following morning, unsure of what had happened to me." he said, his fingertips trailing her arm again. "They left my body in the morgue, my future bride slightly distraught and my family saddened by their loss of a son. The vampire that had killed me slipped into the morgue to collect my body so he could turn me." Donovan said, turning his head back to the ceiling of his bed.

"He told me that he had turned me out of loneliness. He was tired of roaming Clearwater alone. I traveled with him for the longest time, then he set me free." He paused there, to remember that. "After that, I made my fortune in various things. Bought this home and collected many pets. My servants are loyal, mostly because I treat them well and because they know what I will do with them if they betray me."

The vampire turned to Eden causing her head to fall to his arm. He took his free hand and brushed it through her hair. "What about you, love? Where did I steal you from?"