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Well here we are....Part 17 and my offical end of The Scent of a Lover series. Thank you all for reading, watching, and loving. The votes were counted and well.......happy kick some serious ass! XD the final count was 14 for happy and 3 for tragic! So here it is your happy finale? Read and find out and thank for reading my stories....you all have no idea what it means to me. Enjoy!

(Talbains view........1 and a half year later)

Alot has changed from the once peaceful world I once knew,the troubles began over a year ago. It was once believed that vampires were mindless, violent, leaderless beings. That may have been true for most of them but Sai and his elite pack was very different.

Sai and his pack ,using different names and histories, managed to get themselves placed into high positioned powers all over the world. During an UN meeting they revealed themselves to be vampires and attacked everyone of every race, religion, and language without mercy. The security team there was overwhelmed.

Shortly after that Sai and his pack ordered the military bases to keep off guard and take a break off. Sadly for us...they listened. Vampires attacked the bases and overpowered the military even with all the tanks and planes they had!

At the same time Sai was declared vampire overlord and command every vampire in the world to attack human towns and cities. Without the majority of the military unable to help them....they took the cities quickly and killed all they could.

It wasn't just the United States that suffered this problem...Russia, China, Japan, France...everywhere across the world vampires began a massive attack on the human race and appeared to be winning. The humans that managed to escape fled to the forests and plains where they met werewolfs.

The werewolfs, having no choice or way to fight back the vampires, allowed the humans to enter simply only because of their superior weapons. Both sides were constantly paranoid with the other...it was a peace of circumstances and situations...not true peace.

Both leaders of the human and werewolf armies were in a deadlock on what action to take. The humans wanted to take back the whitehouse and other monuments of power to help boast the morale of the commonfolk, while the werewolfs wanted to take back the cities and supply use with enough food and areas to store the overflowing refugees.

Some of the smaller countries have been rumored to have killed off all the vampires in their country and start a small active resistance. But since their counties are so small and don't have many military equipment or people to fight with, the only thing they could do was hold their ground and hope for the best. They couldn't possible help the greater countries now.

Despite all the problems and death all over the world my mind was set on one thing.........Collin....my mate and forever love......a long time ago I threw away his love and kindness for such a stupid matter I can hardly even remember now.

Collin , or the Champion as he goes by now is a beacon of hope for both werewolfs and humans. When I first started to pursue him I heard of his deeds. They were only small things at first save a little child here, or protect a family from a small group of vampires there but when Sai and his army attacked he became worldwide popular. His deeds and actions seemed to be ones in fairy tales!

Sometimes he would lead a charge of soldiers and help save werewolf and humans prisoners who were being drained for their blood for the vampires. While other ones claimed he alone saved entire cities and cleansed them of vampires....I believed the cities were called.....Chicago, Dallas, Memphis and Los Angeles?

He slaughtered entire armies of vampires single handedly and suffered hardly even a scratch at worst! Even when he would enter cities reclaimed and settled by humans and werewolfs they all bowed and thanked him for is actions. The hooded men followed Collin sometimes close behind and told them Collin was the one from the prophecy.

At first the leaders and people of both sides claimed they were insane and wrong...but over the months and heroic actions Collin took, they now believed to that werewolfs and humans would one day live in peace and that Collin was the one to united them.

Collin himself talked about peace between werewolfs and humans saying their was nothing wrong to mate with them or anything. At first both sides brushed it aside thinking they were ideal fantasies....but then across the world tales of werewolfs and humans dating, loving, and even marrying each other made the idea of true acceptance and peace between werewolfs and humans seem all the more possible!

But here I was...alone....walking into deserted cities or abandoned towns dreaming of the day I could meet my soulmate again...Collin. I would usually talk to the refugees Collin saved and they would tell me everything about him. At first it was the common stuff....dark brown hair and eyes.....a kind smile but yet such an imposing and tough figure....he now had his black armor on him constantly and now had his sword that was said to have been made from the fires of hell.

But the things that interest me was the things Collin told the refugees. One told me both werewolf girls and human girls begged to marrying him and bare his children...but he kindly refused saying "My heart cannot feel love anymore....I am the Champion and must continue my destiny until I drop".......when he said things like that it made my already broken heart and feelings feel even worse then before if that was possible.

I threw away his feelings for a stupid crown....the crown......That reminded me of the reports I got from Werek. They said at first it was akward to deal with the humans but over time they began to trust the other and eventually find some form of true peace....and even when Sai attacked. Werek ordered his men to help evacuate the humans to the Krisa kingdom.....he said they hardly lost anyone on both sides! While the vampires were pushed off after suffering heavy causalties. The peace and acceptance of Glendale and the Krisa kingdom was also very popular in this apocalyptic world.

But now I was a wanderer......a lost soulmate with a single purpose.....to find and beg for forgiveness to my soulmate....Collin...who is Champion of legend....the one destined to unite the werewolfs and humans and live in harmony with them.....I traveled his trail with the scarf I gave him as an engagement gift as the only way to track him down.

The scarf was no longer soft to the touch and silky...it was weathered...cut a bit and pale red instead of the once bright red desire I had for Collin. I threw away the one thing I need in life for a stupid title.....I had to find him and let him know I was sorry.....even if it is with my dying breath......or even.....with Collins sword through my heart.

I slept only when I needed to.....The once happy dreams were now almost constant nightmares.....once I dreamt Collin thought I was Sai and killed me putting his sword slowly into my neck.....while other times it would be him walking away and me chasing him, but he seemed only to get farther and farther away......once I even reached him.....but he crumbled into dust when I tried to hug him....I would always wake up with a gasp and tears in my eyes.

When I first started pursueing Collin I drank alcohol again...but after one night where I drank myself nearly to death and had a hangover that lasted 2 days...I knew there was no use drinking alcohol...as it only took up what little time I had to find Collin......If I can't find him before the final battle with Sai......it would be almost impossible to find him in other dimensions.

Werewolf refugees always looked at me with curious eyes knowing I was once mated and looking for something....I told them my tale telling them I was once a prince but found love in the most unlikely place...a human mansion....and with a human vampire hunter.

I think it was because of Collins speechs and talks of peace is the only reason the werewolfs don't look at me with disgust and hatred...or even disgraceful. I told them my horrible choice in the past...the crown or my beautiful mate...I told them I made the most stupid choice in my life and needed to apologize to my soulmate....sadly though they could only point me in a specific direction, not specifically where Collin went.

As you can imagine human vampire hunters are overworked and using every last resource they can to help what little people they can.....but now the werewolfs look at them with a great source of respect and honor instead of once hatred and disgust.

A whole year and a half has past since that horrible day....when Collin left to become the Champion.....my mind was wrecked with guilt and regret but my heart was the only thing keeping me on my path. Find Collin. I was walking I think somewhere in North Dakota as the humans called it.....this place had so much wheat and plains the werewolf farmers would have looked at this place thinking it was farming heaven!

But I saw only loneliness...and emptiness.....the soft blowing wheats and the endless fields only reminded me of the once great place Collin and I lived in...I remember when we fought in a place like this...but in the end we forgave each other and still loved each other.

I was walking up a small hill hanging my head in shame.....Would I ever find Collin? Am I just destined to pursue him helplessly over the world? Would he even want me to find him? Could he even forgive me? As I was thinking that I sensed someone on top of the hill. He seemed to be wandering like me...traveling the endless wheat fields.

I still had my head down in shame but I knew I was only 20 feet behind the stranger before I looked up.....

His back was still turned to me.....I saw he had dark brown hair.......and was wearing this black armor that looked like it was leather but heavily reinforced with black steel plating over it. The armor had some fainted colored claw marks as the person clearly fought some battles......There was a sword at his side and the sword sheath was also black but I could see the beginning of the blade...it was red....as if one fire.....The stranger was still walking forward before my mind started to make the connections.

Wait....black armor?......Sword of fire?.....dark brown hair?.......that.....

I looked up to see the person was a human.....and now he was 50 feet away.... I ran quickly until I was again only 20 feet away from him.....I ran fast and loud to make sure he heard me....IS IT POSSIBLE?! COULD IT REALLY BE HIM?!

The stranger suddenly stopped and turned his slightly towards me....then turned his whole body towards me.....my heart skipped so many beats I thought maybe it stopped.....My jaw was open at both disbelief and utter happiness.

There he was......Collin.....he looked almost the same as ever....his face was expressionless but almost seemed to glare at me a bit. But I remember those eyes....those beautiful eyes...looking at me.......his face was a bit more tanned but otherwise he looked just the same!

"COLLIN!" I yelled as I ran at him and tackled him with so much force I hoped it would knock him down.

It didn't though Collin took the hug and only took a few steps back from the force of the hug. He wasn't hugging me back....and it was a shame I couldn't hold his bareback but I couldn't care......Collin was in my arms again....he was safe in my arms again.

"Thank god......Thank god I found you!" I said letting my tears of joy hit his armor.

"You are clearly no assassin or bounty hunter otherwise you would have tried to kill me with you being this close.....who are you?" He said with a calm emotionless tone.

I pushed him back.....was-was he serious? I looked into his eyes.....and he was! He didn't seem to remember me!

"Collin its me....." I said feeling my heart break.......does he-doesn't he even remember me?!

Collin looked at me with studying eyes after a few seconds his eyes relaxed and he stepped back looking all formal and civil.

"AH! It's you Talbain! How is the Krisa kingdom doing? How's it like being king and having your fathers throne?" He said to me as if......as if I was just some other person to him!

I held him tightly again hoping you hold him so tight he would remember what I was to him...and what he was to me.

"I gave up the crown as soon as I heard you left.....Collin I'm not king......When you left I pursued you so I could tell how sorry I was for abandoning you! Please forgive me!" I begged crying.

"What?....you're....not the king?" Collin said looking down.

"I gave it up as soon as I knew you needed me.....I'm sorry I ignored your calls for me.....I'm sorry I left you at your greatest time of need! The crown means nothing to me now! All I need is you!" I said holding him as tight as possible.

"You mean....the very reason why you abandoned me....the very reason I thought I was okay with you leaving me......and you gave it up?! YOU MEAN I'M HERE FOR NO REASON?!?! THAT THE ONLY THING I THOUGHT I SHOULD BE HAPPY FOR WHILE BEING CHAMPION WAS FOR YOU TO LEAVE IT?!?!?!" He yelled at me pushing me back cold heartly and glaring at me.

"Collin....I couldn't stand the thought of you being alone-" I begged on my knees.

"BUT YOU DID! YOU LEFT ME! ALL FOR THE CROWN RIGHT?! AND NOW YOU'RE HERE TELLING ME THAT YOU THREW IT AWAY....LOOKING AT THE ONE THING THAT BROUGHT ME SOME COMFORT AND YOU THROW IT BACK INTO MY FACE!" Collin screamed at the top of his lungs....he hated the sight of me....

"I GAVE UP MY FUTURE FOR YOU TALBAIN.....I GAVE UP MY HAPPINESS JUST SO YOU COULD HAVE THE THRONE....AND YOU THREW IT AWAY?!?! WHAT DID MY SACRIFICE MEAN TO YOU THEN?!?!?" Collin shouted cursing me.

I was on my knees looking down in shame....my mate...cursing and hating me.....this is....a whole new feeling of pain. Collin looked away for a second trying regain his composure. He turned back at me and I could see his eyes were watery.

" How lonely was I to have you as the only comfort in the world? How desperate was I for company, that I thought the only person I need in the world was you?" He said looking back at his memories and nearly crying.

"I-I'm sorry Collin......." I hesitated to say it but.....I had a feeling this would happen....

"Collin......if it would bring you any comfort.......kill me" I said looking down wondering if he would do it.

Collin was shaking and looking away fighting back the tears desperatly but not a single tear left his eyes. He clenched his sword for a second but turned away looking at the fields.

"Your not worth it Talbain.......your not worth killing.....you don't deserve the honor of dying by my blade. Make no mistake......Maybe I can forgive you for the past.......Talbain.....like any other werewolf or person.....I would fight for you...I will die for you....but love you-

My mind braced itself for the blow.....I never wanted to hear the words.....but they did leave Collins mouth.

"-I don't know if I ever can.....I don't know if I can ever love again."

Those words....broke me.....Tears started to overflow my face and my fur was wet for the fountain of tears leaving my eyes......he....he doesn't love me anymore.......he doesn't forgive me......he-I'm just some other werewolf to him!......how is this any better then death?! I looked up and saw Collin clench his fist and look away...clearly frustrated about something...he looked back at me and said.

"Come with me.....your a warrior right? You can fight?.....join us to help fight Sai Talbain......or do not...it is up to you." Collin said walking away.

I was still broken by before.....I could never love another like I loved Collin......my life is empty without him......but maybe....it can have some use before I die from sadness and a broken heart.....at least let your life.....mean possible something to a more deserving human and werewolf couple.

I stood up and followed Collin hanging my head in shame and regret....I looked at him every once in awhile....praying somehow......someday......we could be together again.

I followed Collin until I saw a huge castle in the middle of a grassy plain and with many tents and soldiers of both species outside guarding the refugees who were eating and going about their day. When Collin enter the perimeter the refugees appraoched him and bowed in his presense. The human guards stood ready and saluted Collin while the werwolf guards also bowed at his presense.

I was happy for him strangely.....like I think this is what he wanted.....all the attention and love of the world....but his face never changed as he entered the castle. When the gates opened we say numerous werewolf and humans fixing, making, and cleaning al sorts of weapons. I also saw a few tanks in the courtyard of the castle and even helicopter!

But I followed Collin until he arrived at the main hall which was now being used by the leaders of the werewolfs and human generals...I also saw the werewolf leader from before. His eyes narrowed when he saw me. He approached me slowly looking menacing. Collin put his arm out to stop the leader and looked at him.

"It's alright...he won't be trouble I swear." Collin said

"Welcome back then Talbain" The werewolf leader snarled and went back to the table map with the other leaders.

"Sai has his army on the north side of the valley...the scouts say there probably around 10000 of them" the human general in army clothing said pointing at the north end of the valley.

"Sai has been regrouping the vampires for this final battle and so have we.....I think we can outnumber him in 2 days but I doubt he will wait that long to attack.....he might attack as soon as tomorrow."

They all noticed Collin approached the table and they nodded their heads.

"Champion" They both said in unison.

"Generals" Collin also nodded and looked at the battlefield.

"Champion....were ready to follow you into battle if your ready." The werewolf said looking ready for orders. The human did the same.

"These vampires are different from the others you know?.....vampires were once thought to be bats and humans mixed together.....at first it was only small changes...see in the dark....jump at incredible heights and run at amazing speeds....we all thought it was the attributes of bats....but I am sad to say that doesn't look like the case for most of them now."

"What do you mean?" The human general asked

"Most of the vampires I have seen have grown bat wings and can fly now.....giving them the aerial advantage in this battle."

"God help us" The human general said shaking his head in despair.

"Fear not....we will overcome this enemy and live in peace....I swear on my life" Collin said at the two generals.

"Then tomorrow.....let us go to battle.....AND TO VICTORY!" the werewolf general shouted

The meeting was over and Collin and I left the tent...but the werewolf leader followed...Collin pushed him back.

"I'm just going to show him the castle and where he can sleep" He said at the werewolf leader who only nodded but glared at me as he turned around and went back into the castle.

It was so strange.....to follow Collin around again....he showed me the equipment for the battle....I bet it stranger for the others....a big tough werewolf following a smaller human and the human looked clearly in charge. I felt....helpless compared to Collin now....he looked stronger and had a more itimidating feeling around him. He has changed....and I was still that head over heels werewolf for him.

Suddenly Collin stopped and looked at a girl with blonde hair fixing a AK 47 and wearing bandana over her head.....wait....she looked familiar.......LINDSAY?!

"People can changed Talbain" Collin said looking at Lindsay.

Lindsay didn't see us....but it was so strange to see this once innocent good looking human girl look battle ready and imposing! But as I thought that I saw a werewolf put his hands around Lindsays eyes and flipped her around and- My eyes widened...he was kissing her! They both blushed a crimson red and kissed more deeply and passionatly.

"Those two met in the street like us....Lindsay was desperatly fighting off a few vampires with a double barrel shotgun and was nearly done for until that werewolf Fenris, saved her and let her live in the same cabin he did when they evacuated. They feel in love the second they saw each other and have been inseperable since."

I smiled at the affection Lindsay and Fenris gave each other and it reminded me of the love Collin and I had for each other.

"If only I knew love like that.....your tent will be next to them...GoodbyeTalbain" Collin said walking away.

"Collin wait I-" I said reaching my arm out to him but knew it wouldn't matter.

Collin had no idea what that felt like to me....it was like disgracing our love it was-

I sat next to a fireplace and thought about things from his eyes....Look at what you did to him Talbain....you left him, abandoned him and now you expect to just suddenly come back into his life and forget everything you did to him before? I looked down knowing Collin has good reason to act like this.

He gave up his future for you thinking at least you would have a better one....but think about his side when he found out that you didn't take the throne...that the very reason why he's doing this was all for nothing.....that his choice and sacrifice was meaningless...and now he can't escape....

"Umm...Talbain?" A soft voice asked me

I looked up and saw Lindsay holding a tray of food and sitting next to me.....it was an akward feeling for both of us.

"So....you were a werewolf this whole time huh?" She asked before taking a bite at an apple.

"Y-Yeah" I said akwardly.

"And the reason you didn't like me before was because you thought I liked Collin right?" She asked

"Yeah...I'm sorry...wait....how did you know about that?" I asked

"Oh Collin told me all about you" She said trying to smile.

"He-told you about me?"

"Yeah....he told me how you met...how you were before and...well....how you both were...mates." She said blushing.

I blushed too looking away.

"Yeah..d-did he tell you when he became the Champion?" I asked.

"He told me....he was happy that you were getting the throne....I think it was the only thing that kept him happy through these hard times......that his mate got his happiness."

I started to tear up and look down.

"You still love him don't you Talbain?" she asked

"If I could only go back......if I could go back in time and be there for him.....it would all worth it.....I would be happy...I would have a real purpose again" I said looking into the flames.

"Hey don't worry...no matter how cold the "Champion" might seem the real Collin would like you to be there for him I know it!" She said encouraging me.

"He told me how you and Fenris met" I said smiling.

"Oh yes....my strong Fenris.....we plan to marry after the battle....and maybe have children....I would do anything for him...I would love to bare his children." He said looking at her stomach wishing she was already.

"I was wrong about you-I thought you were ,no offense, a snob...but I can see the love between you two...I'm sorry for doubting the good in you."

"I don't take offense to that.....In fact you are right...I was a snob....I was dating a football prick before the vampires attacked and he ran leaving me for dead.....I think after meeting werewolfs....I felt like I could experince real love...instead of a quick thing." She said looking into the fire happily.

"Take care Lindsay" I said

"Take care Talbain: she said getting up and going to bed.

I looked at the fire some more and thought about what I should do.....this battle.....will be a heavy one.....people on both sides will die....there is no guarantee of survival....and Collin has to face Sai....alone......

No......I will be there for him weither he likes it or not.....were mates....if he chosen to forget about it then....fine....I respect my mates choice......even if I'm just cut down like nothing before Sai....it still shows what I'm willing to do for Collin....I'm willing to die for him....I remembered the promise I made to him long ago....that neither of us would die for the other....but he forgot that.....I want him to know....that I will gladly die for him if this is what he truly wants in life.

I went to sleep....tomorrow.....I could possible die......but I sleep easily somehow.

(valley)

He we were 20,000 thousand werewolfs and humans armed to the teeth and ready for battle. We can hear Sai's army of about 15,000 vampires hissing and growling at us.....and you can hear the thunder and echo of the slow march to us. Collin and the werewolf leader were on a large rock in the middle of the valley but in front of the army.

We had many tanks behind us that would more like artilery for this battle. Most of the humans had guns and gernades while the werewolfs had armor and swords equiped. Each stood beside of the other...with no fear...no disgust....here we were....humans and werewolfs...all willing to throw away there past differences for the greater good. This is what we always wanted.

We saw the front of Sai's army now...and moments after nearly the entire horde appeared on the other end of the valley. We all saw the leader....Sai....his massive bat wings stood out and all knew Collin would fight and slay him......remember Talbain....never take your eyes off Collin....follow him.

Sai's army stopped marching and there was a quick moment of slience. The clanks of armor were probably the only sound in the valley but otherwise the sound of nothing was deafening. Sai appeared to take a few steps forward.

"Your the Champion of legend?! I was hoping for....better!" Sai laughed mocking Collin.

The whole vampire army laughed as well but Collin looked unprovoked. He turned towards his army.

"Werewolfs...humans....my brothers....we stand here at the gauntlet of change....We have a chance right here to break this army and wipe out vampires off the face of the Earth! If you run now...you don't only abandon your brothers in arms...but you abandon your hope...your families....and our future. You can run now and you live....a little longer. From here on out WE ARE ALL BROTHERS! WE HAVE LOOKED DEATH IN THE FACE AND SAY "WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP BECAUSE OF FEAR, OR HATRED OR PREJUDICE! WE WILL STAND HERE AND BE FREE FROM THAT! ANY MAN WILLING TO FIGHT AND SHED BLOOD FOR PEACE AND HARMONY FOR WEREWOLFS AND HUMANS TO BE TOGETHER WILL BE MY BROTHER! DEFENDERS OF PEACE! PROTECTORS OF THE EARTH! DO YOU STAND WITH ME?!"

The cheers Collin recieved nearly left me deaf. It was clear what needed to be done.....stand and fight or run and die.....and we had nowhere else to run too. Sai hissed as loud as he could which calmed the valley until we heard a single word.

"CHARGE!" Sai demanded and the vampires began running forward...some even flying with their bat wings.

Collin stood still for a second looking at the charging army of vampires he turned to the first lines of soldiers

"SNIPERS!" Collin ordered.

The first line of soldiers were nearly all humans with sniper rifles....I remembered they were 50 cailbur barrett sniper rifles. The first line fired all their rounds from over a mile away! and you could see the blood spraying from the vampires a mile away!

"TANKS!"

the tanks onloaded their rounds some hitting the horde..others missing and hitting the earth sending big chucks of dirt in the air. The vampires were only about a half mile away now.

"Archers!"

Then a massive line of werewolf archers aimed the bows up and shot into the air which land on their on thier enemies sending crys of pain from the vampires. Collin withdrew his sword which started ablaze.

"FOR HARMONY!" Collin shouted charging at the vampires

His army shouted it too. The humans began chargin forward shooting their guns in the air aiming for the vampires flying while the werewolves withdrew their swords and charged at the vampires with the humans howling at their soon to be dead enemies.

I heard the armies clash and the valley became a bloodbath of death and destruction. You could hear the tanks still shooting at Sai armies far from the line of battle while the screams of the dead and wounded filled the valley. The flying vampires were picking up humans and werewolfs alike and either ripping their necks open or dropping them at great heights.

I cut two vampires before I already lost sight of Collin before I saw a small group of about 50 humans and werewolfs charge up a hill where I saw Sai watching the battle amuzed by the death. I pushed some of my fellow soldiers out of the way trying to get up the hill in time to help my mate!

I quickly cut down 3 other vampires how were trying to stop any other humans or werewolfs from going up the hills to the east. I quickly climbed to the top and looked around.

I saw all of humans who charged with Collin dead on the ground but they looked like they killed a great share of vampire because there must have been at least 200 dead vampires on the ground.I looked around until I saw a big vampire with massive wings looking at Collin with his claws extended and ready to continue a fight they have been having for awhile. I also saw the werewolf leader...was also among the dead

"Its a shame you don't want to be a vampire....You could be my second in command! Look at these humans and werewolfs your better then them and you know it!" He shouted at Collin.

"You know our destinys Sai.....we both destined to fight here!" Collin said charging at Sai.

Collin put his sword above his head and slash down on Sai's arm....You think a sword of pure fire would cut through anything but....Sai put his arm up and you hear a clank! As if Collins sword and Sai's arm were made of metal! Which both were clearly not!

I ran at Sai with a sword I picked off of a fallen soldier and sliced at his back but it did nothing! Sai turned around and hit me hard across the muzzle and sent me flying at least 20 feet from where he was!

"Stay out of this mutt!" Sai hissed until-

Collin sliced Sai across his chest and left a small cut around his heart....and it was bleeding! Collin wounded Sai! Sai also hit Collin hard and I saw a small trail of blood exit his mouth as he hit the ground. The red magical energy consumed me as I saw Collin hurt and I charged at Sai again.

He was amazed to see my energy and used his arms that were in the shape of pikes to block my slashes and slices. He blocked and dodged most of them but I got a slice across his gut and a slash near his kidney. Collin got up quickly and joined in. Sai was having great difficultly fighting off both of us.

"ENOUGH!" Sai screamed putting his arms quickly into the air and slamming them down into the ground blowing both me and Collin back. Sai was breathing heavily at us both angry at the destiny being altered.

"Who is this? WHO ARE YOU?!" Sai said looking at me and hissing loudly.

"His name is Talbain.....and he's not your opponent...I AM!" Collin said standing to his knees.

"I'm going to help you Collin! Weither if you like it or not!" I shouted at Collin getting ready to continue fighting.

"TALBAIN LEAVE NOW! I ORDER YOU TO LEAVE! NOW!!!!" Collin shouted at me

"NEVER! I WON'T LEAVE YOU.....I WON'T LEAVE YOU WHEN YOU NEED ME THE MOST....I won't leave you again." I said saddened at the memories before.

Sai looked at us then focused completely on Talbain...reading through his feelings.

"I can sense it....I can smell it.....you have the scent of a lover?.....you love the Champion don't you? Oh champion how fortunate for you do you-?

Sai looked at Collin and clearly saw through him as well.

"No way.....you two.....love each other?.....You two....Were mates AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!" Sai laughed at the irony.

Collin and I looked away from each other...he knew our feelings for each other now....what was he going to do with them?

"You know Champion I like romance novels.....escpically........THE TRAGIC ONES!" Sai said charging at me

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Collin get up and charge towards Sai...his sword in his hand.......I knew what he was planning. When Sai peirces me with both of those pikes....he will be left wide open for attack...and Collin....will finish him off quickly.......I felt the world slow around me......My death....will mean the peace between werewolfs and humans.....I shed a single tear and closed my eyes waiting for the pike to kill me.......and somehow....I smiled.

The hill is silent until the sound of the pike goes through a body and fills the air with blood.

I didn't want to open my eyes......I wondered if this is what it is like to be dead or near dead.....I could feel a thing.....I moved my hand up ti my chest.......but.........I couldn't feel a thing!........I raised my hand up to my neck but still nothing! I wasn't hit by the pike!

I opened my eyes and saw a figure in black armor standing in front of me.....C-Collin? I saw the pike though....it was through his gut and pentrated his armor so deep...it came out the other side. I was shocked and stunned at what I saw and knew........Collin.......Took the blow for me!

I was frozen but Collin wasn't I saw Sai smiled evily until Collins arm that didn't have the sword in it placed his hand on the pike forcing it to stay in his gut.....then with a quick motion....with his other arm with the sword in it.....he cut off Sai's head a a quick slice and it feel to the ground...

Collin then pulled out the pike from his armor looking at his headless opponents body stand up on its own for awhile spraying blood out of its neck as if it was a fountain and fall to its knees. Its hand trying to grip the neck but quickly gave up and fell to the ground.

Collin breathed heavily for a few moments before dropping the sword trying to take a few steps back...he didn't have the energy to stand up still...so he fell to the ground trying the stop the blood from leaving his stomach wound. I was frozen at what happened before me. I wanted to say I was sitting there for hours but it was only a few seconds.

"C-C-COLLIN!" I shouted as I crawled to him yelping and whimpering to see him suffer with his open wound.

THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WHY DID HE DO THAT?! WHY DID HE TAKE THE BLOW FOR ME?!

"COLLIN! OH GOD! DON'T WORRY WE CAN FIND A HEALER WE CAN-"

"Is Sai dead?" He said looking around at the surrounding terrain but seemed absolutly ernest to know.

"WE HAVE TO GET YOU TO THE-"

"IS SAI DEAD TALBAIN?" He asked loudly letting a small drip of blood exit his mouth. He was gripping my fur looking at me face to face.

I turned my head and saw Sai's head burn like it was made of leaves then blow off to a slight breeze. The wind blew the ashes away until they too gone from existance. Sai's body followed........he couldn't be anymore dead.

"H-He's dead Collin but we have to-" I said before-

I felt him grip my neck fur again and-My eyes shot open and my fur stood up! H-he was kissing me! I felt his warm lips on my muzzle again! I also tasted his blood and cried at what he was doing. WHAT IS GOING ON?!?! I'M SO CONFUSED. I pushed his kiss away crying passionatly for my dying mate

"Why?.....WHY DID YOU TAKE THE FINAL BLOW FOR ME?!?! I THOUGHT YOU HATED ME?!?!" I screamed at him.

"I never hated you......not once.....I could never hate you......Please Talbain let me explain..." Collin said touching my cheek and also crying as much as I was. I nodded to let him continue.

"When I called for you....when I cried for you.....I knew you were at the Macht fighting for your crown....I thought maybe...yoy would have enough time to win and come for me in time....but I was wrong.....I should have known you would have needed more time......When you didn't arrive I thought maybe you really did care for the throne more then me.......I was so miserable the first few months without you until Sai attacked........I revisited some of the refugees I saved.....and they told me of a handsome werewolf looking desperatly for his mate.......They told me everything.....how you gave it up because you didn't know I was gone......how you left behind your throne for me.....choosing me over your throne.....when I heard that I acted like it was nothing in front of the refugess...but when I was alone traveling.....my heart sang of joy......YOU CARED FOR ME! YOU CHOOSE ME!.....I was so happy...I was slowly down for you....hoping you could catch up until......the fucking hooded men......they told me...that if I slowed down for you.....that if I showed you any kind of affection.....they would have killed you to continue my destiny...They told me if I loved you....then the werewolfs and humans would be doomed to failure......that Sai would win....and all the secret relationships between werewolfs and humans would be ended.......I only acted like I hated you....to protect you.......to save our kinds......

Collin gripped my head and looked into my eyes, but coughed up some more blood.

"You have no idea how hard it was not to hug you back...........you have no idea how hard it was not to cry and smile at the sight of you.............how hard it was to lie to you.........to say I didn't remember you......or hated when you left the throne for me......and I hate myself most for saying I could never love you again! I have always loved you Talbain....ALWAYS! I was so happy that you felt that still even though it would have been easier to give up....to have simply forgotten me.....and even when all including myself told you it was impossible....you didn't give up........you have shown me how much you mean to me...and how much I mean to you......"

Collin coughed violently and blood was spilling out of his mouth but he managed to give me a hug and cry.

"I don't want to be the Champion.....I just want you.......I hate doing this.....fighting for feelings for each other we already know we have........I just want to live in peace with you Talbain.........I want to have kids....I want to live on a farm.......I want you........I need you......

Collin let go of his hug and was looking at the sky.Crying

"But it's not going to happen........I'm going to die here.......I guess it was worth it..........I am glad I will die for you Talbain."

Like a reflex I slapped Collin across the face which obivously surpirsed him.

"You told me once............that we would never die for the other............that if things got back we would run away........that we would never say to the other 'we were glad to die for the other'.............And your keeping that promise Collin!

I put my hands on Collins wound and focused the remainder of my energy.....but ut didn't seem enough.

"Come on! Come on!" I said to myself. I know I had more then this I know it!

But suddenly like in a trance I saw a figure standing over Collin........a werewolf......a female.....she was so beautiful and tall....It's like-I know her. Collin also saw the figure too but his vision ws blurry.

" Who-who are you?" I asked

"It's me Talbain......Your mother" He said softly like an angel voice.

"M-Mom?" I said in awe

"I'm so proud of you Talbain.....you found a wonderful and caring mate.....like I did.......I wish I knew about Collin before.....I would be proud to see you rule the throne........but now I realized.......that the throne not matter how powerful or great it is.....is never worth your soulmate." Mom said looking at us smiling

She knelt down to next to Talbain and placed her hands on mine.

"I have a human lover too Talbain.......And I know.....that your and Collin's meeting was truly divine.....you two were born for each other.......love him without equal Talbain.....love him with all your heart and live the lives you want to. Goodbye Talbain" She said disappearing but suddenly the magic I had was tripled and the healing spell was casted with purest ease.

I heard the fimilar hissing sound and saw Collins flesh grow back for the second time. When it was done we looked at each other and smiled.....then kissed passionatly to the sun setting in the background. Collin was still very weak so I helped him to his feet and carried him on my shoulder until-

"Champion?! CHAMPION?!?! Are you alright! We have defeated the main army! Is Sai dead?!" A shout came from the valley.

I looked at Collin for a second and we both nodded. I released him for a second and he yelled.

"WE ARE FREE MY BROTHERS! WE ARE FREE!"

I went back to Talbain and put my flame sword into the ground letting Talbain carry me. We heard the distant chatns

"All hail the Champion! ALL HAIL THE CHAMPION!"

good ridance to the champion. I thought to myself.

So here were......The final battle fought and won....vampires are now extinct and have defeated once and for all...But the Champion was never found...when the soldiers went up the hill they found only his sword in the ground.....many believed that he was a Champion sent from God to help rid the world of Sai and begin a new era of peace.

At first the rebuilding and acceptance of werewolfs and humans was akward...but in time...they accepted each other for who they were happily and began rebuilding the world as they wanted too. It was finally decided that the humans would live the society of werewolfs....close to the medieval days...but both were welcomed as equals in the society.

Many of the hooded men died during the final battle but a few did survive.....they believed the Champion did his job and was sent to another dimension where all the heroes of fame were in. The surviving hooded decided to be the ones to go to other dimensions and talk off peace between them. They were lamented as heroes and some of the wisest and fairest group in the known world.

Lindsay and Fenris both survived the battle and married shortly after the final battle....Fenris was given a castle and a fair chunk of land and ruled with Lindsay equally.....they had the first hybrid of a werewolf and a human child.....the children with mixed genes became very popular in school and were highly looked upon.

As for Talbain and Collin....not many knew what happened to them.....some say.....they died in battle....others they went to a very distant dimension and planned never to return......But the truth is they found a nice abandoned plainsland and built a house from scratch. Along the way they took in 6 children 3 humans, 3 werewolfs. 2 boy werewolfs and 2 boy humans, then 1 girl werewolf and one girl human and raised them as their own. The children were orphaned during Sai's attacked but loved their new parents just as equally.

They hardly ever went into civilazation unless they had to....they were looked upon as a happy 'out of town couple' not knowing they were ones who started the harmony between werewolfs and humans.....but all knew They had-

The Scent of a Lover

(The End)

Thank you all for reading my series.....it really means alot to me it almost makes me cry as I'm typing this.....This was a story I thought of for years but no one ever wanted to hear it.....thank you for reading and loving.......This is the end......Collin and Talbain live happily ever after.....corny yes.......but true. Thank you all again ^_^ (and now to start working on my other series)