Prologue: Long Ago Night

Disclaimer:Sanctuary: Not mine. Never will be, because if Sanctuary was mine there would be many more seasons to come. Belongs to Damian Kindler (a god) and the fantastic people of Sanctuary. Parent Trap: Isn't mine. Belongs to whoever it belongs to...

A/N. This is my first published fic. I don't know if this is a good idea, so please review and tell me if you thought this is not a good one... I'm trying to stick as close to both story lines, but please forgive me if I stray. I also need your help. I need to decide if Helen or Nikola is going to get engaged, so your ideas will be helpful. This decision rest in the hands of the reviewers. Thank you for reading this impossibly long Author's Note.

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Helen Magnus and Nikola Tesla had known each other for a long time, so long that even they had lost count. Who would have guessed what would happen on an ocean cruise from London back to America...

HNHNHNHNHNHNH

"Nikola, this is ridiculous. Why did I ever let you convince me to take this cruise back home?" Helen cried, truly annoyed by all that was going on around her. Everything, from the lights to the music to the upholstery was infuriating Helen. She sat down, grumbling about tacky furnishing and irritating pop music.

Nikola sat down beside her, "Oh, Helen, relax. We'll be in New York by tomorrow. It's been a trip from hell, but on the bright side there is good wine and fantastic company."

She turned to stare at him, a disbelieving look on her face, "Nikola, are you sure we are on the same boat? The wine is good and there is a large supply, but the company is terrible. There isn't a person to make decent conversation with on this entire boat."

"Am I really that bad?" He almost whispered.

This was none of his earlier light banter and Helen could see the concern leaking through the cracks in this armour. She realised that he was actually worried about being bad company and that she wasn't enjoying herself.

"Oh no, not you, just the rest of these passengers, and they aren't even that bad. I think the music is going to my head. I fear that if I hear one more song like this," Helen gestures to the room around them, "I may shoot someone."

"Have some more wine, Helen," Nikola said as he stood up from his seat, "I'll be right back."

She watched him walk away, toward the DJ. Helen took a sip of her wine and watched Nikola suspiciously. He traded a few words with the DJ and turned back towards Helen, flashing her a large smile.

Nikola came back to Helen and with a large grin said, "May I have this dance?" A waltz started to play and Helen nodded and put her hand into Nikola's.

They walked out on to the dance floor and started a very elegant waltz. The passengers around them cleared the dance floor to let the 'experts have this one'. They whirled around the floor in time to the piece of classical music, in a dance they had done since before the Five. Nikola pulled Helen tighter against him as they finished the dance. There was a small amount of complimentary light applause. Helen went to break the embrace, but Nikola held her firmly.

"Another dance, Helen?" He raised his eyebrows in question.

"What do you have in mind?" she asked and he winked and said flirtatiously, "The tango."

Helen now was the one to raise her eyebrow, "Are you sure? We haven't done the tango in many years."

Nikola smirked, "We hadn't waltzed in longer."

He let her go and removed his jacket, draped it over the back of a chair and started rolling up his sleeves, "Really, Nikola?" Nikola just grinned and stepped back. He gestured to the DJ and the music started.

Helen and Nikola dancing the tango was explosive. It was more than a dance; it was a fight for dominance, full of passion and desire. They moved together fluidly, like nothing anyone had ever seen before. They spun together and flew apart, feet flying and eyes locked. The tension in the room shot up immensely. Nikola brought more fire and Helen found herself keeping up with him despite the heels and tight red dress she wore. He turned Helen away from him and pulled her back flush against the front of his body, sending dark curls tumbling out of her tight twist at the nape of her neck. Nikola spun Helen, her hair completely falling down, before drawing her back into the heat of his body. He ran his hand down her side and thigh to her knee, and then he pulled her knee up across his body before dipping Helen back a little as the song ended.

There was no sound except their combined panting. Every eye in the room was on them, but they saw nothing but the other. Suddenly Nikola broke Helen`s gaze and looked around them.

"Helen," he whispered, "Everyone is staring at us."

Helen looked away and Nikola went to let her go, but she held tight. "Well then, Nikola," she looked him right in the eyes, her blue eyes full of fire, "Let's give them something to gawk at." And without another word she pulled Nikola in for a passionate kiss.

A loud applause broke out across the room, along with a few cat calls and whistles. Helen felt a faint blush colour her cheeks, and she took a small step away from Nikola, he followed her and pulled her close. She looked up at him and saw his eyes light up once again with that certain fire.

She leaned towards him and whispered into his ear words her never thought he would hear. "Let take this somewhere more private."

He gaped at her, completely shocked, but recovered quickly before heading to grab his jacket. When he had gotten it, he grabbed Helen's hand and led her from the room.

HNHNHNHNHNHNHN

Neither of them had seen the flash of the camera, but they would both leave the boat with a photo of them in a passionate embrace.

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A/N2. This prologue is set after SFN2, so all of this could of happened, but we'll never know due to the *sniffle,sniffle* cancellation of this WONDERFUL tv show. Thank you and enjoy: )