Title: No Air.
Author: Me.
Fandom: QoTD (Queen Of The Damned).
Pairing: Marius/ofc.
Note: Set during QoTD, sorta. Don't know the names of his band members, so I'm making them up, so neener. Tori is the girl, duh.
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
She grabbed his face in her hands, directing his failing gaze to hers.
"You can't die on me, you bastard," She hissed.
If I should die before I wake
She used her thumb to clear a little of the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Listen to me, old man," She croaked, tears behind her eyes, "you are too god damn stubborn to die on me like this."
It's 'cause you took my breath away
"I can't lose you like this..." She whispered.
He blinked slowly. He wanted to speak, but he couldn't. He coughed up a little blood, the blood dribbling from the corners of his mouth.
"You are too damn stubborn to go like this..."
Losing you is like living in a world with no air
Lestat collapsed during the middle of a set, grabbing his chest, growling in pain. His band hovered around him, helping him stand, only for him to go down again. Pandora woke to the feeling of pain going through her like a thousand knives to the chest. Maharet fell to her knees, crying blood tears. Armand woke, rolling off the coffin he had laid upon, curling up in a ball, screaming in pain and loss. Khayman bolted up from the dirt he buried himself in, screaming and holding his chest. He guessed what was happening, one of them was dying.
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
She used the corner of her skirt to clean the blood from his face.
"Listen to me, Marius," She whispered, her voice wavering, cracking, "you can't die on me like this...please..."
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
David cursed in several languages. One of their off-duty people saw a rogue Talamascan attacking a Master's Pet. Not just any Master's Pet, but one rumored to be Marius'. And the girl wasn't just anybody, but his daughter Cala. He looked at his cell and took the jump.
wish there was a way that I can make you understand
"I need to speak to Lestat," He said, his voice cracking.
"He can't come to the phone righ..."
"Put it on speaker then, cause it's about his sire!"
"Okay, then..." Lestat's Manager croaked.
But how do you expect me
She sat there, holding him in her arms, his head lulled back a little so that he could look at her while he still could, rocking back and forth.
"You can't leave me..." She whispered, hanging her head, her dark blonde hair falling like a curtain over their faces.
to live alone with just me
The Ancients made their way to where the pain seemed to be coming from, finding each other along the way. Cala kept chanting 'You can't leave me', while rocking back and forth, Marius slowly bleeding to death in her arms. Lestat looked up when the phone was sat in front of him.
"It's about your sire," He relayed the message like David had asked.
'Cause my world revolves around you
"Yes..." Lestat croaked, hunching slightly in pain.
"Marius has been attacked," David told Lestat, "a Coven went after a Master's Pet, his Pet..."
"He defended her?" said Tori.
David sighed.
"Yes," He croaked, "Cala...that's her name..."
Cala looked Marius in the eye, seeing the unlife fading slowly from them, praying that someone came soon.
"Who is she?" Jack, the shaggy haired blonde, asked.
"My daughter."
It's so hard for me to breathe
Cala stroked his cheek.
"Hold on, Marius," She whispered, "please..."
The Ancients paused when they heard the whispered plea. Lestat looked around as if looking to where it came from.
"Lestat?" David called.
"I think...I heard her..."
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
David perked up.
"What did you hear?"
"A girl begging him to hold on..."
Cala kissed his ice cold forehead.
"Hold on...please..."
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
Cala started choking, like something had cut off her air. Pandora landed to see a teenage girl holding Marius in her arms, hyperventilating, choking. Cala looked up to see her and reached out one hand to her.
"Help..." She croaked.
That´s how I feel whenever you ain't there
"He's dying," Lestat croaked.
David sighed heavily.
"Yes," He said finally, "he is..."
Maharet landed moments after Pandora, who was helping Cala clean Marius up, who was barely even holding on.
that's no air, no air
Tori, Jack, and Mikey looked at each other, then on to everyone else. The group around Lestat seemed to come to an understanding. They were going to get Lestat to Marius no matter what.
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
there's no air, no air
Cala groaned, trying to move, but Khayman held her still.
"You must stay down," He said softly.
Cala looked at Marius, who seemed to be asleep. He wasn't bleeding anymore, but he still had blood around his mouth. Maybe they were trying to feed him, She thought to herself. A police escort led the limo carrying Lestat and his band to where he led them to, to where Marius and Cala were waiting. Armand, Mael, and Pandora were pacing, keeping an eye out in case someone else came. In case Lestat came.
"It hurts..." She croaked, then to Khayman, "it's hurting him..."
No air, airohhh
No air, airnooo
No air, airoh a
No air, air
Khayman looked to Maharet, who smiled. Marius was still alive...in a manner of speaking.
"Turn here..." Lestat croaked.
The driver turned where Lestat indicated, coming up on a cemetery, where several people were pacing. Maharet walked over to the limo and helped them get Lestat out.
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Louis landed not long after the limo showed up, scooping his sire up into his arms without a second thought. He felt the pain coming from the man, but did not let it stop him. He carried the shaking Vampire over to where Marius and Cala were, setting him by them.
Right off the ground to float to you
"Why..." Armand asked Louis.
The tall blonde just shrugged.
"It wasn't his fault," He said simply, "as he told me...I had the choice he never had. Can't blame him for it."
There's no gravity to hold me down for real
David arrived at the park after all the cars left, Jesse in the car. Maharet met the duo at the car, explaining things to David. Daniel arrived on his bike and Maharet included the young fledge in the explanation. Cala was breathing better, but she admittedly felt numb.
But somehow I'm still alive inside
Cala walked silently and nearly unseen in the Coven's club, Jesse at the bar. She looked up when Marius was mentioned. She walked over and smiled at the Vampires who watched her approach.
"So that's where you went," Cala sighed, "Marius was beginning to wonder. He told me to tell you that he's going to be a little late."
Jesse sighed, thankful for the save.
"Do you know when he'll get here?"
"Within the next 10 or 15 minutes, hopefully," She confessed, "he wasn't very far behind me."
You took my breath, but I survived
The three Vampires that had been ganging up on Jesse just stared at Cala. They didn't know who that little girl was, but they recognized the possessive bite mark on her collar bone. She was a Master's Pet, a master not to be fucked with. Cala and Jesse talked, switching between Marius and Lestat every once and a while. Cala leaned into Jesse.
"You won't have to worry about these guys for much longer," She whispered, low enough that only Jesse could hear.
I don't know how, but I don't even care
Cala sighed.
"Cause she is going to burn this place to the ground."
Jesse gave her a questioning look.
"You'll get it later," Cala said vaguely.
So how do you expect me
to live alone with just me
Jesse watched each of the Master Vampires donate blood to try and revive Marius, Cala letting them know if he felt it at all.
"The Queen Mummy," Cala snickered after a long silence, "She may be a blood thirsty bitch, but..."
Jesse looked over at Cala, who was nursing a drink. She had found out from the girl, that her (Cala's) birth mother was a vampire. Jesse was impressed that she had been, and still was, sitting next to a living breathing Dhampyr.
"But what?" Jesse asked finally.
Cala looked at her.
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe
"She's his mother," Cala confessed, her voice soft and low, "she had seduced a Druid Celt and bore him Marius. Enkil hated Marius, if just for that little fact. He was a walking reminder of Akasha's infidelity. He'd tried a few times to kill or have Marius killed, but Akasha always saved him."
Jesse let out a breath.
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Cala came home after seeing Jesse out of the club, where Marius waited for her. Cala smiled at him brightly, knowing that he knew she told Jesse, but acted as if she didn't know that. She walked over to where Marius sat by the fire. He closed the book after placing the bookmark in between the pages and pulled Cala into his lap, nuzzling the girl's neck.
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
"What were you thinking, going there?" He asked her.
So he knew that she went to the Coven's club.
"Jesse was there," She told him, her arms around his neck, leaning her head on his.
"And?"
Cala sighed heavily, wiggling just a little to get comfortable.
there's how I feel whenever you ain't there
there's no air, no air
"We talked," She told him.
Marius snorted and Cala pinched him.
"We did talk, buster," She chuckled, "I was going there anyways. And I saw her there. Three of the high up vampires in the Coven were moving in on her."
"And?"
"They asked what she was doing there without a host and she threw your name out there..."
Marius understood now.
"You felt like you had to step in for her."
"Yup," Cala nodded.
Marius ran a hand through Cala's silken blond tresses.
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
Cala sighed happily and leaned into the cool touch. She wished that it would go more beyond what that moment was, but she knew that it would never happen. She wiggled a little to get herself into a more comfortable position, earning a slightly frustrated groan from the Vampire under her.
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
there's no air, no air
Marius bit back a purring moan while Cala moved around in his lap. Blasted buggering bloody fucking hell! Cala finally settled, her head laying on his shoulder, his arms around her waist, holding her close.
No air, airoohhh
No air, airoohhh
Cala watched as Mael fed Marius.
"You're a pretty young thing," said an eerie voice.
Cala turned around to see a woman. Akasha looked Cala over, wondering what her son saw in this young mortal. Then she saw the mark on Cala's collarbone. Her son had taken a Pet.
"My lady..." Cala whispered, remembering what Marius had practically drilled into her brain since the day he found her.
Akasha approached her, smiling.
No air, airnooo
No air, airNo more
It's no air, no air
Cala told Akasha about the Coven. Akasha didn't persuade her to tell, she just did. Cala was rather attached to Lestat, she liked the guy for some reason. And she loved his music. Akasha rather liked Cala to tell the truth.
"There's another way," She whispered, not knowing if the others heard her.
ohhhhh baby
ooohhhhh It's no air, no air
Maharet, Mael, Khayman, Armand, and all the others looked at Cala in confusion.
"What do you mean, Cala?" David asked his daughter, his voice soft.
Cala looked up.
"Another way to save him..."
Hey ohh no aiiiiir ohhh
ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh
David's brows furrowed. They had went through every option they had, not finding a single one that could save Marius. Cala knew one way. One way that they would never consider, given who it was.
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
Cala stood up, shakily, but she stood. She looked around for a moment before her eyes landed on a knife. When they saw her walk toward it, they automatically thought the worse, but were too frozen to move. Cala picked up the knife, gripping the handle so tight that her knuckles went white.
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
no breathingno breathing
She looked over at Marius.
"I'm not losing him now," She said firmly, but softly.
She walked out of the crypt they had moved him to, the winds blowing her blood soaked white dress around. She walked to an open space and took a breath, cutting the palm of her hand, tossing the blood to the wind.
"Akasha..." She whispered, hoping the woman would hear her.
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
Akasha stopped dead in her track when she heard Cala's voice and smelled the girl's blood on the wind.
"Come..." She heard the whisper, "Marius needs you..."
Akasha's brows furrowed.
"I know you can feel the pain, Akasha..." She heard Cala's whisper once more, "he's dying...Marius is dying..."
Akasha gasped, but closed her eyes searching for the link between her and her son. And when she found it, she didn't like what she found. He was in excruciating pain and he was slowly being drained. She knew that it was only Cala now that kept him alive and even that was wearing thin, on both of them.
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
Maharet watched Cala, was the girl stupid? Summoning Akasha? But she could see that Cala had the confidence that it was the only way to help him and she hoped that Cala was right. Cala finally lost her grip on the knife, the bloodied blade falling to the grass at her feet.
"He needs you..." She whispered, tears running down her face, "please, Akasha...I can't lose him..."
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
Akasha could feel Cala's sadness, love, and need. She smiled sadly and took to the sky, hoping that she made it in time to save her baby boy. Cala raised her hand and stared at it, the cut on her palm bleeding profusely.
"I love him..." She whispered before she fainted.
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
it's no air no air
Maharet caught Cala before she hit the ground, tearing off a piece of the girl's skirt to wrap her hand with. Akasha appeared after what seemed like forever, seeing the drained Cala in Maharet's arms.
"I am only doing this because she asked," Akasha told her, the Queen's voice soft and out of character.
Got me out here in the water so deep
Akasha entered the crypt, making everyone jump. She walked over to Marius, who was laid out on a stone coffin. She touched his pale and sunken cheek.
"Oh my boy..." She said softly, the tone surprising the other Vampires, "you have chosen well, my son, very well."
Tell me how you gonna be without me
Akasha smiled sadly.
"I know you can hear my, my son..." She whispered.
She opened his mouth.
"Your pet..."
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
She put one hand over his heart.
"Your pet loves you, my son..." She kissed his cold forehead, "she loves you so, that she risked death to call me..."
It's no air, no air
"You did very well choosing her," She called to him, digging through the links to every vampire in existence to find the fading link with Marius.
No air, airohhh
Maharet carried Cala inside, Cala's cut hand resting on her chest. She handed Cala over to David, who cradled his young daughter. The Vampires in the crypt could barely hear what Akasha was saying, but surprised by what they could hear.
No air, air
"You cannot die, Marius," Akasha whispered, her voice beginning to crack as she held on to his fading life sign.
The Vampire Queen laid her head upon Marius' chest, her eyes closed tight after ripping into her wrist with her teeth and placing it over Marius' open mouth.
No air, air
Cala woke to see her father. David helped Cala sit up, but didn't count on her getting up and walking over to the stone coffin, joining Akasha. She placed her hand over the Queen's free one and sighed.
"See, old man?" She chuckled, her tone cracked and shake, her voice hoarse.
Akasha didn't look up, but she listened.
"I told you she still cared," Cala whispered.
No air, air