Darklion - Now it's yours, you are the owner of my life...

By the moonlight in that clearing in the forest once we went out of the farm's house; I could see and read what was written on the walls.

"Assassin, bitch, witch etc."

There were three that really impressed me as I read them... "What did you do to your husband?" - "What did you do to your SON?" - "What did you do to your family?"

Darklion still facing away from me.

Darklion - My mother was a bad woman, malevolent and frivolous. A woman who had such a rotten soul. She didn't deserve to have my father's love.

And with a strange voice, this time the hissing was heard in his tone... Different, like fiercer with rage.

Darklion - She didn't deserve mine either...

I approached him and hugged him from behind, hearing him speaking like that; with that tone a chill had come down my spine, it was scary.

He was rigid, immobile. Feeling my arms calmed him. He turned the key and locked the front door. As he turned to face me, he watched me. I loved Darklion's fierce gaze, that serious countenance and those beautiful hazel eyes. He told me before that he loves my blue eyes; they made him remember the color of his eyes when he was human.

Darklion took his left hand out from under his cloak, I dropped my gaze to see what he had in it. He had his old notebook.

Darklion - this is my gift for you tonight, my beloved Irhin.

He took my hand with his right hand and placed the notebook in it.

Darklion - This is part of my life, my past. You have everything that I was, the human who wanted to feel loved, who wanted to be normal. My true story and something that despite now I hate; and I also love with what remains of my being.

Darklion was looking down, a slight expression of sadness; that was combined with his seriousness. If I hadn't seen him for so many times, I wouldn't know that he would have that expression.

Darklion - You my beloved, are the only person who knows me beyond just being the king of vampires...

As Darklion removed his hand from the book, he had also placed the key to the front door and his own room of the house.

Darklion - All this belongs only to you.

Irhin - But this is something valuable to you... I don't...

Darklion - It is, and everything that is valuable to me must be together.

I then accepted it; I nod in an affirmative way. A tear slid down my cheek. I've never felt so valued and loved by anyone other than my father, I felt my chicks warm I knew that they were red.

Irhin - I'll keep it and value it so much!

Darklion - I have something else for you...

I looked up at Darklion.

Darklion - Open it on the first page.

I glanced down at the notebook, and carefully opened it on the first page. I recognized there the beautiful calligraphy of Darklion.

Darklion - Read it my love.

I read it ...

"Ion Black"

Darklion - I wasn't called Darklion Black all the time...

Irhin - "Ion Black" is that your real name?

Darklion – Yes, that was my real name.

Irhin - Can I call you by your name? 

Darklion - Only those who are close to me, can call me like that.

Darklion hugged me, I placed my head on his chest. Then we vanished. We immediately appeared on the tower closest to the royal rooms of the Palace.

Irhin - are we at the palace already?

Darklion - Yes, we are in your castle.

Irhin - Why here exactly?

Darklion - Your room has the royal guard; the corridors are full of soldiers... and that lieutenant is there too.

Irhin - I should have imagined it.

Darklion - I must go, they are looking for you.

Irhin - Please kiss me, before you go.

Before leaving Darklion kissed me, this time the kiss was more intense.

Darklion - I'll see you in three days.

Irhin - I'll be waiting for you, my beloved Ion.

Darklion placed his red lips on mine, giving me one last kiss; and then, he vanished.