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If I die tomorrow.

Shock. At first he was too shocked to feel anything when the sharp wood pierced his skin. The immense pain came seconds later together with the realisation of what had actually happened. He knew he was dying and nothing could be done to change it. Not even the unstoppable and omnipotent, as he had always thought, king of Missisipi could help. Russell. He smiled when images of the past seven hundred years floated in his mind. Russell. His Russell, caring and loving. The cold and calculating Russell. The crazy proud Russell, always so sure of himself and bossy. So concentrated on taking over the world that he would hardly notice anything else, even his beloved. And yet Talbot could not bring himself to be mad at him anymore nor to regret anything they had done together. Together. He remembered the song they had heard a few days ago, in one of those rare moments when they were alone, the song Russell so strongly disapproved of.

I wake up to find myself

After all these years

And where all the time has gone

Still seems so unclear

'Cause there's no one else

Since I found you

I know it's been so hard

You should know

If I die tomorrow

As the minutes fade away

I can't remember

Have I said all I can say?

You're my everything

You make me feel so alive

If I die tomorrow

It brings out the worst in me

When you're not around

I miss the sound of your voice

The silence seems so loud

'Cause there's no one else

Since I found you

I know it's been so hard

You should know

If I die tomorrow

As the minutes fade away

I can't remember

Have I said all I can say?

You're my everything

You make me feel so alive

If I die tomorrow

I spent all my life

looking for our innocence

I've got nothing to lose

One thing to prove

I won't make the same mistakes

Now I know

That everything will be ok

If I die tomorrow

If I die tomorrow

As the minutes fade away

I can't remember

Have I said all I can say?

You're my everything

You make me feel so alive

You're my everything

You make me feel so alive

If I die tomorrow *

If I die tomorrow, so ironic. What would Russell say about this song now? It no longer seemed so dull and Hollywood like. But it still was created by humans his lover so strongly despised. A vampire, a member of the better master race, humming a rock song dying. Russell would certainly be plotting how to rise from the dead and take vengeance on the whole world instead of accepting his doom. Russell. The last bitter smile died on his lips as everything turned black and he finally felt peace. Peace. Relief. The few longest minutes in his seven hundred years long life were over. Russell.

* Lyrics from the song "If I die tomorrow" by Motley Crue