On The Run
Eve, Selene and David stood on the rooftop of the Antigen Labs building, having just missed Michael by mere moments, it seemed. Dozens of lycans lay dead in the parking garage and hallways of the Lab, and sirens could be heard quickly approaching.
"We need to get out of here, Selene...the police will be here soon."
"I know...we'll follow you to the safe house."
The male vampire nodded, and together, the three of them jumped from the roof, landing effortlessly on the ground in a darkened alleyway. Once they were sure all of the police cars had passed by and entered the parking garage, did they exit and head down the street in the opposite direction. David removed his coat and draped it over Eve's shoulders, hiding the stark white clothing from view of prying eyes.
"Mom..."
Selene looked over, peering at the girl from the corner of her eye, her new title catching her off guard.
"Are we going to look for dad?"
"Of course we are, but not until we're somewhat safe. We can't be out on the streets with these people still looking for us..."
"But what about him? They're looking for him too..."
"Your father is smart. I'm sure he'll go into hiding as well, at least for a bit."
The little girl nodded and looked over when David veered off and crossed the street, before entering another darkened alleyway. After checking her surroundings, Selene led Eve over as well, following the other vampire. The trio walked for another hour or so, until they were just outside the city, and came upon what looked like a door built into the side of a hill.
"We built this here a long time ago. It's well hidden, and no one should be able to find it."
"Should?"
"Well, it's not fool proof. Then again, what is..."
David grunted before punching in the code, causing the door to slide open with a hiss. Motioning for the two of them to enter first, he cast one last glance to the horizon, which was slowly beginning to lighten as the sun came up, before slipping in behind them and closing the door. The lighting system inside the safe house flickered to life when the sensors detected movement, and the security monitors on one side flicked on as well. Eve moved to sit on one of the couches in the main area, while her mother approached David by the monitors.
"I never did thank you..."
"For what?"
"Coming to help us when you did. You could've been killed...again."
The man in question let his lips turn up in a small smirk, before turning to face the former Death Dealer.
"You brought me back, so I only thought it right I help you in whatever way I could. I just happen to be good with shooting people in the face with a shotgun."
Selene rolled her eyes a bit before patting him on the arm and going to sit next to her daughter, who almost immediately curled up with her head on the older vampire's lap. Not fully knowing how to interact with the girl yet, Selene simply let her hand rest on her shoulder as she fell asleep. David approached from the side and spoke gently, so he didn't wake the girl.
"There's blood in the fridge there if either of you need it. I'll see you after sunset."
She nodded, and watched as he moved off into one of the rooms down a narrow hallway, settling down to sleep. Finding that the sun didn't have the pull it used to before she'd drank Alexander Corvinus' blood, also meant that sleep eluded the leather-clad vampire for longer than usual. She allowed her mind to wander, mostly centering on her hybrid lover that she'd freed from cryo-sleep just before the final fight. When the need for sleep finally caught up with her, Selene picked up her daughter and moved into one of the other empty bedrooms, situating her in bed before settling in the chair next to it and closing her eyes.
A terrified scream woke her later in the day, her eyes immediately shifting to light blue as she sat up in her chair. Eve was sitting bolt upright in bed, wide eyes gazing around the room as her chest heaved. Selene got up and sat down on the side of the bed, gently laying a hand on her daughter's back.
"What's wrong?"
"Mom!"
Before she could blink, the girl had her wrapped in a tight hug, burying her face against her mother's shoulder. The former Death Dealer hesitated for a split second before wrapping her arms around the terrified hybrid child in her arms.
"Shh...it's alright...it was a dream...you're safe."
Eve simply tightened her hold on her mother and let out a sigh, closing her eyes again. Selene situated her in bed again, but when she went to get up, found her arm in a death grip.
"Please don't leave..."
"I'll be right here, I promise."
When her daughter didn't seem to be in any hurry to release her arm, the vampire sighed and settled down beside her, giving her a small smile. The smile was returned, and before long, the girl was sleeping again, her mother's arm still in a death grip that didn't allow the woman to retreat to her chair. Almost immediately, Selene let herself fall asleep again, though would wake every couple hours and instinctively check on Eve before sleeping again. The moment the sun was down, David rose and went to check the security monitors, relieved when nothing but animals wandered by. Once her daughter woke as well, Selene entered the room and spoke, startling the younger vampire a bit.
"Anything interesting?"
"Luckily, no. Just a few deer wandering by."
Shooting a quick look to the security monitors, the Death Dealer switched on the TV in the corner of the room, hissing a bit when she saw four familiar faces on the screen.
"The whole city will know what we, and Michael, look like now. We need to change our appearance somehow..."
"How are we going to do that?"
"We'll have to get some different clothes, for a start."
David nodded, and moved off into another room, a triumphant "ah ha!" heard a few moments later. Selene lifted an eyebrow and looked towards the hallway when he re-appeared, carrying a few bags.
"We always kept spare clothing here in case we were here for a long time...hopefully something will fit you two."
It wasn't long before the two females found some alternate clothing, and once changed, Selene made a face at her reflection in a mirror.
"I feel odd..."
"Ah, you're just used to leather everything. You'll get used to normal clothes at some point."
Shooting the young man a look, she sat down next to Eve, who looked /very/ relieved to be out of the stark white clothing Antigen had her in while she was their prisoner.
"We need to find a way to fight back. Just the three of us can't do much against them...we need allies."
"Allies? Selene...there aren't many vampires left in the city who would be willing to fight..."
"Some is better than none. We can't run away from them like this forever..."
David let out a sigh and rubbed the back of his neck before leaning back against the cushions of the couch behind him.
"We can try reaching out to those who are still here, but I don't know what good it will do. What about the human, the police officer who helped us? What was his name...Sebastian?"
"I can try to contact him."
The three of them sat around, discussing possible options and plans until the sun peeked over the horizon again, causing David to yawn and retreat to his room. Eve looked up at her mother when she saw the vampire looking towards the door.
"Are you going to leave?"
"If I'm going to contact Sebastian, I have to go during the day. Hopefully no one will pay much attention to me."
"Can I come?"
"I think it would be safer if you stayed here with David. I would draw less attention if I go alone."
The young hybrid nodded and followed Selene back into the room they were staying in, watching as the vampire pulled her short hair back into a semi pony-tail in an attempt to try to change her look a bit. Mother and daughter shared a quick hug, before the Death Dealer opened the safe-house door and stepped out, heading back towards the city.