Chapter 1 - The Scene after Episode 22
Henry walking towards his bedroom shuting the door behind him. Vicki turned to the door reaching her hand out. Desperately wanting to go with him and lie in his arms this one last time.
"Vicki, its ok I'll just go" said Coreen behind her struggling to rise up off the couch.
Vicki turned away from the door, her possible future and her greatest love. Pain seared her chest as the tears rolled down her cheeks. "No Coreen, I did this to you and its my responsibility to get you home".
Vicki pulled Coreen up onto her shoulders, dashing away the tears from her eyes. Duty, she remembered so clearly Henry speaking of duty and honor, it actually made her chuckle under her breath thinking how funny it was that in the end the princess wasn't saved as all. Fairytales changed and so did the heros.
The pain was still there radiating. It felt as though Astaroth had removed her heart as well as Coreens, not just removed it but driven that bloody sword through it as well. How could this hurt so much when the three people she loved were all still alive but even through the pain there was the beginnings of angry Vicki knew so well. The same angry she thought she had dealt with, being abandoned as a child by her father. A small voice inside her head whispered, see they will never be there when the going gets tough, you were right to not give your heart or passion to either.
Turning to Coreen who was sobbing as she walked with Vicki to the door, Vicki spoke louder than necessary. "Dry those tears, I think we have both done enough of that for now, come on we have work to do".
Coreen gasped. "Are you nuts, have you finally lost it, we are just going to leave here and go back to the office like nothing has happened work more cases and pay the bills"!
"No Coreen, not our regular cases. So far we have played by Astaroth's rules, we have played by Henry's rules, now its time to make our own bloody rules and kick that demon bastard back to hell".
"Here take these books." Vicki grabs a handful of volumes off Henry's shelves. "Henry doesn't need them where he's going".
Just then Henry storms out of his bedroom and confronts Vicki.
"Who the hell do you think you are taking my books and calling me a coward!"
Vicki had seen that look before, usually just before Henry broke someones neck, but swallowing hard she spat back.
"I didnt call you a coward Henry, I just told it like it is, your leaving, we're staying to fix this, I don't need your help any more, get out of my way."
Henry backed away which surprises both Vicki and Coreen but his eyes have turned black, fangs gleaming in the pre-dawn light. There is a soft growl coming from his throat. Vicki trys to move around him when he lunges forward and grabs her face, kissing her passionately. Henry murmers. "I will not let you be the death of me."
He releases her taking the books from her before she can protest and walks to the door.
"I'll hail you a taxi and have these and other books delivered to you tomorrow".
Coreen slips into the back of the taxi and immediately closes her eyes, Vicki gives the address to the taxi driver of Coreen's place then her's. Looking back as they pull out she see's Henry watching them drive away. Just what was that kiss all about?