A/N: Chapter 15 as promised, little Bees! This is the halfway point in the story and some questions will be answered *grins devilishly* The key has some refresher words in there. Please leave any love, questions and feedback in comments! Thanks for reading!

Chapter 16 will be published Sunday. Enjoy!

Language key:

Sesti [Sehs-tee] - Little one

Evela me [Eh-vay-lah may] - my love

Kue [Q-ay] warrior

Asarak Rotelinjo [Ah-zah-rahk Roh -tel-leen-ho] Demon Annihilator (male)

De'mujo [Deh-moo-zhoh] Demon

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Blood. 

There's blood everywhere and I can't stop myself from drinking from the endless waterfall of the crimson liquid. It tastes so good and I feel strength entering my body again, I had no idea that blood could make you feel so rejuvenated.

"Yes, m've sesti, drink. It will make you stronger." I heard Sol chuckle in my ear as I continued to drink the tasty liquid.

"No, Jazmine! You must be stronger than this! Stop drinking!" Gaia's muffled voice countered, but I can't stop, I need it and I want it.

"She can't hear you anymore Gaia, she's mine!" Sol laughed as I shot up from my bed eager for something to sink my teeth into.

"Jazy, you're awake." Darius smiled as he walked into the room. I smiled licking my lips throwing the blankets off me.

"Yes I'm awake." I purred sliding out of the bed.

"Jaz I don't think you should be out of bed yet, you need to rest." 

"I feel fine." I smiled stalking across the room towards him. His blood smells so sweet and strong, I can feel my teeth extend eager to puncture his skin. 

"Jazmine, what's wrong with you?" He asked as I smiled exposing my teeth.

"Nothing, dejaino." I said pouncing on him trying relentlessly to bite any part of him. His blood is so intoxicating, I need it!

"Jazmine! No!" He yelled holding me away from him struggling to keep me away from him. I will have his blood! He pushed me over and pinned me to the floor with his powers. I easily dissolved his powers and used my own to pin him to the wall.

"Silly, silly Darius," I laughed while he struggled against the wall,"I'm stronger than you, and I will have your blood." 

"Jazmine stop. This isn't you; you don't want to kill me. You have to stop." He pleaded with me as I ran my finger down the side of his face leaning into his ear.

"But I don't want to." I whispered inches from sinking my teeth into his neck ready to taste the sweet nectar of his blood. 

"Jazmine!" A man yelled as I looked up to see a dresser being thrown at me knocking me away from Darius. I fell to the other end of the room quickly pushing myself off the floor looking for my attacker. 

"Byron..." I growled putting my hand up to grab him and catapult him across the room into the opposite wall and keeping him there. I felt the same power I was using attempt to surround me and I looked up to see Meilyn standing in the door. 

Before I can grab her with my powers she ran down the hall. Adonis and Damon came through the door bombarding me with fire and water, I laughed as their power dissolved into me and I grabbed them both pinning them against the wall with Byron.

"Now you will watch while I drain your brother of his delicious blood!" I grinned, turning back to Darius who is still trying to find a way to release himself.

"Jazmine! He's your dejaino, you can't kill him, he's the other half of you!" Adonis yelled and for a moment I lost my will to kill him, my teeth started to retract and I can feel his love again.

"Jazmine?" Darius asked as he slid from the wall.

Jazmine come back to me. He said using our mental bond to reach me.

"D-Darius...I...I don't..." Where am I? What have I done? What am I doing? My heart is pounding in my chest as I looked around at the destruction I've caused.

Feed, my child. Feast on his blood. I heard Sol command and the thirst came rushing back as my teeth extended again. I let out a growl getting ready to pounce on Darius again before a wave of wind, water, and earth pulverized me. 

I screamed as I went crashing into the wall and passed out from the force of the attack. I vaguely heard a woman screaming out in protest. 

I came to in a daze feeling sedated and confused. Why is everyone hovering over me? 

"You cannot harm her." A woman said kneeling in front of me. She looks so familiar, her long straight jet black hair and deep violet eyes looked into my weak half closed ones. She looks like me...

"Forgive me, your highness, but she was going to kill us." Adonis scoffed as the woman sighed, pressing a hand to my neck. It burned and I whimpered. I felt Darius' hand in my hair running his fingers through it trying to calm me.

It's alright, evela me. He cooed to calm me.

"I know, but she's the only one who can stop Sol and the parasite." She explained.

"How? By becoming one herself?" Byron asked.

"It's a part of her, I was hoping it wasn't going to flare up like it did, but she's of age for the de'mujo symptoms to start coming out. This is what would happen if someone was born a de'mujo." She told them.

"She was born this way?" Darius asked.

"Jazmine is a Mercatija and a de'mujo. Sol is her father and I am her mother. She was born one of the most powerful beings on this planet and I chose you to protect her Darius. She won't have any more flare ups and she's not infectious, but being a de'mujo will always be a part of her until you find a way to end it. Do not fail her Darius; she needs you more than she'll ever admit. I must leave; I can't stay in this form very long. Keep her safe, all of you. I'll be watching." I felt her hand over my head and felt her lean down to whisper in my ear.

"I love you, m've elaeti. Don't be afraid." And then she was gone and I fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.

I woke up the next morning the sun streaming into the unfamiliar room. I'm not in Italy and this isn't our home. Darius' arm held me securely around my waist as I lie there letting the memories come back from yesterday. Tears sprang in my eyes and I let out a sob burying my face into Darius' chest realizing what I have done and almost did. I almost killed Darius and his family! I'm a monster and a de'mujo. 

"Shhh...Jazmine it's alright everything is okay now." Darius cooed tangling his hand in my hair and rubbing my back.

"No it's not, I...I almost killed you and I wanted to! Then I was going to kill your brothers and their dejainas. I'm...I'm a monster, I'm a freak." I cried even harder.

"You're not a monster or a freak, litani, you're just a little different from us and it doesn't change anything. I know it wasn't you when you were trying to kill me."

"But it was me, it was part of me and what if I lose control again and...and you can't stop me?" I said looking up at him, his eyes are too forgiving, too full of love I don't deserve this.

"That won't happen." He smiled putting a few stands of my hair behind my ears.

"You don't know that, I don't know if I have any control over it...Darius..." I groaned pushing out of his arms getting out of the bed pacing back and forth in front of it while he watched me.

"Darius...I don't think I should be here, wherever here is...."

"The Rekeseau compound." He added.

"I can't be here, we can't be together. I'm not safe...You don't deserve to be stuck with a  monster like me...just let Sol take me and kill me." I said dejectedly while Darius stared at me and chuckled.

"There's a lot wrong with everything you said." He said taking my hand and pulling me back to sit on the bed. 

"I have waited centuries and fought countless de'mujos so that I could be worthy of my dejaina, worthy of you. So yes I do deserve you litani and you are not a monster." He said holding my chin tight in his fingers. 

"And because I'm your dejaino, it'll be a cold day in hell before I let anyone kill you, let alone Sol. Plus your mother would murder me if I let that happen and furthermore, I need you willing and able to fight Sol with me and my brothers because we can't do this without you." He said as I stared at him tears threatening to fall.

"Well I don't deserve you then,"  I said as he wiped a stray tear from my cheek and I frowned, "did you say my mother?" I asked as he nodded.

 "I spoke with your birth mother last night." He said and I'm not sure I heard him right, how could he know who my real mother is?

"My...my real mother? Is she still here?" 

"She could be, she's always around us." He smiled

"You're not making any sense, Darius." I sighed frustrated.

"Gaia is your mother, Jazmine. She's the one who saved you yesterday." He said as tears sprang into my eyes. If, if Gaia is my mother then Sol really is...I let out a sob as Darius pulled me into his arms.

What's the matter, evela me? I thought you'd be happy to know who your mother is.

I...am, but it only means that Sol is my f...father! 

It doesn't make you a bad person or a monster, sesti. We just have to find a way to cure  the parasite and everyone else afflicted by it. He explained wiping my tears and kissing my hair. He made it sound so easy as if we can just find a cure today. 

"Sol being my father makes me the worst person and it does make me a monster. It literally makes me a de'mujo. Look what I did yesterday, I could've killed everyone and I wanted to." Of course my birth parents would be the fucking Mother Goddess and her deranged kue dejaino. 

It's why I have these freakish eyes, this ridiculous power and why I need the fucking Asarak Rotelinjo as my dejaino.

I am this world's deadliest dejaina. He should just kill me before I destroy the world. 

"Jazmine you don't really think that do you?" He asked lifting my chin to look at him and I sighed.

"Of course I do. I'm dangerous I-I have too much power if Sol doesn't want to kill me, he wants to use me and that's even worse. You need to kill me." I said my lip trembling, tears pooling in my eyes. 

"Don't say that, Jazmine. Never say that," He growled, tears pooling in his eyes, his fingers shaking on my chin,"killing you won't end this parasite. It will start all over with me and I will be worse than your father. I-I can't live in this world without you. You can't die and I won't let Sol take you from me." He said his voice breaking as tears rolled down his cheeks. 

I've never seen him upset like this and it hurts that I'm the one who's upset him. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I slid my hands to his cheeks and kissed him. 

Sesan, dejaino. Sesan...I whispered as he fisted his hand in my hair, his tears mixing with mine as kissed me back. 

How could I ask him to kill me? I'd never be able to live in this world without him either. I think...I think I'm falling in love with him. Fuck. 

Darius chuckled against my lips as he opened his eyes to look at me. My heart thudded at the sight, they were back to their light playful silver. 

That doesn't mean I want to bond with you. I glared and he laughed wiping my stray tears. 

"Of course not, litani." He laughed and I smiled sliding my hand over his cheek wiping his tears with my thumb. 

"I'm sorry for saying you should kill me, Darius. I know that won't solve anything, I'm just scared." 

"I know, sesti. But everything is going to be alright. We're going to figure this out, don't be afraid." He said kissing me again. God, I will never tire of his lips on mine.

Nor will I, evela me.

"So, what are we going to do about Sol?" I sighed.

"Well, so far Meilyn, Samaria, and Amerie are trying to understand the parasite strand and Byron, Adonis, and Damon have volunteered to help me train you in combat because we can't defeat Sol without you." I stared at him for a minute, trying to digest what he just said. He's going to train me? To fight? I slowly pressed my hand to his forehead to check his temperature.

"Did you say you're going to train me? In combat?" I asked and he laughed.

"Yes,  the only one who could possibly take down Sol is his daughter, so I'm going to train you as a kue," he sighed shaking his head, "as much as I don't want to do this, Gaia said it's the only way and you can't go into this without any combat training. It's going to be hard for me to be the one training you but I know it's what has to be done. Are you ok with that?" He asked and I grinned.

"I can't wait to train with you." I smiled as he held my chin, running his thumb over my lips.

"I'm so glad you're smiling, I thought you would be traumatized for a while." He smiled kissing me softly.

"You're helping a lot to keep me sane right now." I smiled.

"Good," he smiled, "would you like something to eat and check out the compound before we get to business? My parents would like to speak with you and I want you to meet Samaria and Amerie before we start training." 

"Sounds good to me, I'm starving." I smiled as I slid out of bed and I finally looked around the room. Another four poster bed with short burgundy drapes around it, a large balcony to the left of the bed, overlooking a vast green meadow. There was a full ensuite bathroom complete with Jacuzzi bath and a large vanity sat in front of the bed. I looked back at Darius, who is watching me with a smile plastered across his face.

"Where is the Rekeseau compound?" I asked as he slid out of bed, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"We're in Scotland, lassie."