other words, you're not following Yovis' orders.” The short-haired grinned at Kayan, who nodded slightly.
“We'll get along well, Kayan.” Emeral winked.
“But you mustn't exaggerate, kid.” Suddenly he got serious.
Kayan looked up. "Why? What happens then?"
"Then you can even count on banishment.And believe me, Yovis wouldn't hesitate to send you away. "said Emeral, his eyes glaring angrily.
Kayan slowly saw the light. "He banned you because you didn't obey his orders !?"
"That's right," Emeral replied bitterly.
There was silence for a moment. Then Kayan dared to ask:
"And now ... you're back. Why?"
Emeral looked at him in silence for a while. "I have seen my mistakes and am now ready to look my master in the eye," he finally replied. Then he turned away from Kayan and headed for the door. Shortly before, he turned around again and said:
"But I am always up for a rebellion!"
With a wink, he went out to face Yovis.

+ Flashback end +

"It wasn't easy to face my Master," said Emeral with a sideways glance at Kayan.
This looked at him questioningly. "Tell me ... you never explained to me why banishment is so bad for vampires.""You know ... it is the law of vampires to obey their master until a certain point in time. Only in exceptional cases will you be banished. And banishment is the worst thing that can happen to a vampire. He will not become a vampire." - still accepted in the human world and lives eternity in complete solitude, "replied Kayan's friend. "That means you have lived alone all these years?" Kayan asked. "Yeah, and it wasn't easy."
"Do you think if I had been banished I could have returned to Leana?" Kayan said with a low undertone in his voice that sounded like hope.
Emeral slowly shook his head. "No, that would be impossible. Humans and vampires can't live together. You're an exception anyway because you feel."
There was silence for a moment until Kayan decided to just finish the story.

+ Flashback +

For a while he stared at the door that Emeral had closed behind him.Sighing, he averted his gaze and went back to the bed. He sat down on it and stared at the ceiling.
Tears filled Kayan's eyes again.
"Oh, it doesn't do any good ..." he muttered to himself and wiped them away.
He clenched his hand into a fist and put the thought of Leana out of his mind.

There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Kayan was lying on his back on the bed with his arms under his head. The door creaked and Emeral entered. Kayan looked at him and straightened up quickly. He was too curious; he really wanted to know what Yovis had told him.
"And?" He slipped. Emeral laughed and went back to the chair in the corner. "It took a long time, what happened?" Asked Kayan, who looked at the other vampire expectantly.
He laughed again. "Nothing happened. We just talked.", Smiled the brown-haired man. Kayan raised an eyebrow. "Nothing else? That took a long time ...""Well, you know ..." began Emeral. "After all, we haven't seen each other for 50 years ... there's a lot to talk about." When Emeral had spoken, a grin spreads across his face. Kayan shook his head with a smile. He leaned in front of us, resting his elbow on his knee.
"And how did you get in here without Yovis noticing you?"
Emeral seemed a little confused. "Why? Don't you know the secret passage?" He asked, amazed.
Kayan fell out of the slippers. "Secret passage?"
"Oh dear, you still have a lot to learn, kid." Now Emeral shook his head. Kayan smiled slightly embarrassed. "Well, but now I'm here and I'll teach you everything that Yovis would never teach you," Emerals continued. With a wink he rose.
“Sorry, I haven't eaten much today.” He bowed slightly and left the room.

For a moment, Kayan was pleased that Emeral was staying here. Somehow he liked him.But after a while his thoughts of Leana returned. He pushed them off as best he could, but they didn't want to go away completely. The word "pronounce" that Emeral had mentioned earlier stuck in his head.
At that moment he made up his mind. The urge to explain everything to Leana was too much, to see her again. He wanted to "pronounce[/i]" ...
One last time he would fly to her.

When Emeral returned after an hour, full and satisfied, he found a rather nervous Kayan in his room.
“Kayan?” He knocked three times, but the young vampire hadn't answered him, so he decided to just walk in.
Kayan paced the room. He looked up and saw Emeral. “There you are!” Relieved, he took a few steps towards him and stopped right in front of him. "I have something to ask of you," he said seriously.
Emeral frowned. "Yes?"
"Show me the secret passage."

"Keep going down the corridor and you will come to a cave.It's not far from there and you will get out in the bay. "Emeral explained and smiled.
"You're not going to say anything to Yovis, are you?" Kayan asked uncertainly.
"But why should I? I know what it's like to be banished ... But do me a favor: don't do anything you will regret later." With his head bowed, Emeral gave him a pat on the shoulder and turned around. "Good luck, I'll keep Yovis off with a few stories for so long." With that, he disappeared back into the darkness.
"Thanks..."
Kayan took another deep breaths before continuing down the path as Emeral had told him to.
At the end he made a jump on the higher lying rocks.
"I'm coming Leana."
With his cloak billowing, he flew towards the full moon.

The leaves rustled and some petals flew over the graves.
Leana stood by Kayan's grave, lost in thought, looking at the inscription. She came almost every day, late in the evening, to visit the grave of her once lover."Kayan ... you are dead.", She muttered and closed her eyes.

Kayan landed silently on the wall.
He swallowed and jumped off the wall.
"Leana ..."
Leana winced. Confused, she turned and looked into Kayan's black eyes.
"No, that's not possible ..." she said to herself, while her eyes widened as Kayan walked up to her.
“Yes, it is possible Leana, listen to me.” Kayan tried to sound as calm as possible.
The woman shook her head vigorously. "No! That's not true! You are not alive!"
"On the one hand yes and on the other hand no.", Kayan said and took another step towards her. He was now standing very close in front of her and could see her beautiful eyes, her tender skin and her shimmering hair. At the same time he wondered why she didn't back away.
He decided to fall into the house with the door, because he didn't know how much time he had. Emeral couldn't make up stories forever, either.
"I'm dead, but only physically.I'm an undead, a vampire. "
Leana gave a short laugh, but it was just a light, nervous laugh.
"A vampire? That's bullshit ..." "If that is bullshit, why are you standing here in front of you?" Inwardly, he felt the urge to touch her, to kiss her.
Leana opened her mouth, but no words came out. She didn't know what to answer.
"Has my body ever been found?" Kayan asked, trying to prove that he was telling the truth.
Again she didn't answer, just shook her head. "See? It's really me ..."
She closed her eyes. "Kayan ..." Mute tears ran down her cheeks. Kayan couldn't hold on now. Seeing her cry was the worst that could have happened to him.
He gently put his arms around her and hugged her lightly. No warmth, no security emanated from his body.
Leana immediately pushed him away from her. "Kayan ..." "What is it?" She swallowed and said softly, "You are ... cold."A stab in the heart couldn't have been more painful, but it didn't show anything. "Vampire," he said curtly.
Leana took a few steps back. "What are you thinking of?" She said a little louder than usual.
He looked up startled. He wasn't used to that sound from her.
"First you just disappear and I think you're dead, and then suddenly you reappear ..." Tears rolled down her cheeks again.
She couldn't look fast enough because Kayan was very close to her. “How-?” “Vampire.” His eyes flash, at least it seemed so to her. "You scare me," she said, trembling slightly and the white roses in her hand fell to the ground.
Kayan raised his hand and touched her cheek. As if stung by the tarantula, he took it away again ...
"What the ...?" He gasped, looking at his hand. Nothing out of the ordinary could be seen on it. For a second he had felt thirsty. Thirst for Leana's blood.
In that moment he understood why humans and vampires could never live together.It was just too dangerous and the thirst for blood too great.
As if hypnotized, he stared at his hand.
"Kayan? Are you okay?"
"No, nothing is okay," he said and looked at her. "Go home to Dave."
Leana took a few steps back again. "I'll never come back, Leana. It's better that way.", Kayan said and showed no feelings, but inside he hurts like never before.
Confused about this sudden change of heart, she only nodded briefly and walked past him towards the cemetery gate.
Shortly before, she stopped and turned to Kayan. "I believe you."
Kayan turned around too. "What?"
"Vampire.", She said and looked at him with shining eyes. With waving hair, she disappeared around the corner.
That was the last word Kayan heard from her. "Vampire ...". That was also the last time she saw him.

+ Flashback end +

"Now you know ... and now I know what you mean, 'Don't do anything you will regret later,'" Kayan whispered and stood up.He stood skillfully on the creaky branch. A smile crossed his lips. "I would never have forgiven myself if I had bitten her."
Emeral nodded. Suddenly he heard a fluttering noise behind him.
“Sima!” The little bat fluttered wildly around Emeral's head, making noises that sounded rather nervous.
This bit his lower lip. "Oh no ... we've been here far too long." "Why? We have nothing-" "Yes!", Emeral interrupted him. He got up suddenly. "Yovis sent me to get you! I think he discovered the