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Author's P. O. V.

Zia could not believe her eyes but she could not even see him in pain like that.

She quickly dropped the book as he breathed in relief as the pain in his chest started to fade.

She ran towards him and held him by his shoulders, "Tyler, " she called his name as he opened his eyes.

They had changed from ocean blue to red, the kind of red that was beautiful yet scary.

"Zia," he felt her hand on his cheek as he looked into her eyes.

"Are you okay? Is it still painting?" She asked as she touched his chest, an unexpected pain in his chest came to the surface as he fell on the floor, although he was still on his knees he could not bear the pain.

It felt like his heart was being ripped apart.

"Tyler! Tyler, what is happening, tell me please," she almost begged as she leaned on his body, trying to hold him as he felt the immense pain.

" The St-stone... " He whimpered as he closed his eyes for a second.

" You need to do the entire process otherwise, ahh... Its energy field will be my death," he said still in pain.

He was not sure about vampires feeling pain but now he was damn sure.

" But... It was the thing that caused you pain," she said as she put his head on her lap.

Her eyes wished to cry but she could not. Not at least when her beloved was nearly dying, she couldn't be weak in front of him.

" Do it!" He said as a painful scream escaped from his lips.

" Okay, okay! Just stay with me and don't die," she said as she quickly got up from the floor after keeping his head on the tiled floor.

She almost slipped as she picked up the book, she glanced at him, his face was crunched in pain.

Turning to page 77, she lifted her hand in the air as she repeated the verse 2 more times.

" Ahhhhhh, " he screamed as the resistance stone once again came out of his chest just a little.

" Don't stop rea-reading," he was whimpering in pain as she gulped, reading the verse another time, her hands were shaking she could not even hold the book.

"...so m-mote it be," she finished reading the last time as the book fell from her hands.

" Aaaaaahhhhhhhh" the loudest scream escaped his lips as the resistance stone came out of his chest and presented itself in the air.

It reached her hand but she could care less about it, her beloved was in extreme pain.

He was taking breaths and squeezing his chest as he looked at her, he nodded at her as she came out of her shock.

" You idiot!" She screamed at him before she slapped him, hard!

" Ouch! What the fuck was that for?" He asked but she didn't reply and placed her lips on his.

She needed to know he was still there, she needed to know he was fine, she needed his touch to make her function for the rest of her life, she needed him like she needed air.

He was her life and she was his.

" God, good, first you slap me and then this friend kiss, woman, you are confusing as hell," he joked to lighten the moment of pain as she kept his head on her lap.

" It's all because of you," she said as she looked at him.

Her face was rubbing the spot he was feeling pain at.

" Hey..." He intervened his fingers with hers as he looked into her eyes.

He could see the care, the pain in her eyes.

" I am fine, I am alive, see," he said as he placed a kiss on her hand.

She nodded still not talking to him, she was upset with him.

" Baby," he called her again but she closed her eyes.

" Love..." He rubbed her fingers as she looked at him.

She was trying hard not to cry, " don't make me want to slap your beautiful face again, and don't baby me," she said, her voice clear that she wanted to cry herself until no more tears will be left.

" Say it... Baby, " he was ready to listen to every word she had to say, she had the right to, only she did.

" Why the fuck you did not tell me a thing, I almost killed you thrice in the process of getting this stupid stone, you do not care about your life but I fucking do, you matter to me, I love you damn it, do you even know what would have happened to me if you had died? " She sobbed as she finished saying that.

Now Tyler felt bad, perhaps if he had told her everything or even a few things, she would not have been in this guilt.

" I am sorry, i... I felt this was the right way to tell you, to make you see it for yourself, to give you the stone you just called stupid a few seconds ago," he said as he rubbed his chest.

The pain was subsiding but still, he could feel the sharpness, the kind of hollowness in his chest.

It was because he did not take it out but it was pulled out of his body.

" You knew you'd be in pain?" She asked.

" I knew," she looked at him shocked.

" You knew and still you did this?" He could just nod.

" Why? " Her voice was just above a whisper, this time a tear escaped her eyes.

" Don't cry for me," she cried more as he wiped her tears with his thumb.

" Why Tyler?" She asked again.

" Because I love you," he said as they looked at each other.

They were in the moment when the door of the library opened with a loud thud, " Tyler! "James' voice was heard by them as they diverted their eyes from each other.

" What happened? " He asked as he groaned in pain.

" We have been attacked"