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Thierry Triumphant
Thierry sat watching Hannah as she slept. He could hardly believe she was here with him He also could not believe Maya was finally gone for good. She would no longer be able to hurt Hannah. They could finally be together and he could start to truly live his life. She had decided to stay human which he supported, but a part of him had hoped that she would want to become immortal and stay with him forever. They would have many lifetimes together, but the years between her passing and time growing up would be lonely years for him. But the fact that she was here safe and sound was enough for him. She rolled over toward him reaching out to him and calling his name. He lay back wrapping his arms around her pulling her close to him and kissing her forehead. "Happy Birthday Hannah my love," he whispered. She smiled in her sleep at his words. This was the happiest he had been since he himself was a human.
There was a light tap on the door, "Come in," he said quietly as not to wait Hannah. It was Lupe, "Sir I am so sorry but we have a problem that requires your immediate attention." "I will be down in a moment," he sighed as his eyes couldn't seem to leave Hannah even for a second. He however had a responsibility to Night World as its leader and he now needed to take care of business. He kissed her and grudgingly got up to leave. This had better be a matter of life and death he thought as he hurried anxious to return to his one true love.
When he entered the library he found Rashel and Quinn waiting for him. "Quinn," he said sternly, "This had better be important." Quinn paused a moment before answering, "There is a man on the streets asking a lot of questions about you and Hannah." "Did you find out anything about him?" "His name is Paul; he wanted to know where Hannah was. He asked if you had killed her. Thierry what should we do about him?" After much consideration he spoke, "Bring him here, I'll talk to him and then we will go from there. Treat him well, he tried to help Hannah, so he's a good person." With that they left.
Thierry retreated to his room to find Hannah stretching as she just woke up. She smiled and he felt all was right with the world. "Good morning my princess. Would you like something to eat?" "The only thing I want is to hold you in my arms," she said holding out her arms for him. He was in them as quickly as he was capable of moving. Nothing felt better than this he thought. There could never be anything better than this in the world, she answered. Their communication was all telepathic so no words were necessary and it was all private. This time he spoke in words, "Paul is here looking for you. He seems to think I killed you." She was shocked by this revelation, "I have to clear that up. He must know that you would never hurt me. That stupid hypnosis and Maya. I'm so sorry Thierry, I said so many things that were mean and cruel and just plain wrong. When I send you away I might have never seen you again, you might never have known how much I love you. We could have lost so much again." He put him finger up to her lips to stop the words that hurt her so much because it had hurt him. "Everything is fine now. It all worked out and we have each other. I will never leave you again. "Thierry, bite me and drink my blood so I can experience the joy of being part of you." "Hannah, you know we can't do that. It would take very little and you would be turned. You said you wanted to remain human." "Maybe I was wrong to feel that way. If you turn me it will be for love not to kill me. I would never have to leave you ever again." "You need to think about this before you do anything rash. We have a week before we would have to start all over again, so let's take our time." She had almost a hurt look on her face, "Don't you want me to be a vampire now?" "Thierry hugged her close, "I want whatever makes you happy so I want to know this is your decision and not the influence of what has happened to your body because of Maya. I love you and that is enough as long as you are with me." So we just sat holding each other.
