Title: A Light in the Darkness
Author: Neko Kitsune
Fandom: White Wolf
Pairing: OC+OC
Feedback: neko_kitty73@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: The White Wolf world is not mine...but hey, guess what, that's alright, because Rinn IS! And Max is on loan (with permission) from his/her creator, Bean.
Archive: If you want it, go nuts! Just be a dear and tell me about it so I can link you ^_^
Warnings: Paranoia. Obsession. True Love. Vampires. I would say the "love" part is the scariest bit, hands down.
Rating: PG-13


She's coming for me.

Each time I wake up, every night I am forced to leave the comforting embrace of Hypnos, I feel the same cold dread grip my heart. I know my reality. I know my future. And I know that she will find me.

She always does.

I am a vampire. I don't apologize for it. The gods have forsaken my kind. But not her. Although she suffered the Embrace, just as I did, she remains in favor with whatever almighty creatures that are watching this world. Of that, I am sure.

Sometimes, I believe that she's really human. That she never joyfully ripped open a mortal's throat in order to drain them of precious lifeblood. That she never enjoyed that pure orgasmic rush of pleasure and power that accompanies the first bite. And unless I myself had witnessed it, I wouldn't believe it possible that she has licked droplets of blood from sticky fingers, savoring the exquisite taste. Sometimes, I still don't.

She makes me question what I know to be fact. And I admire her for possessing that ability.

That only makes her more dangerous.

I sit up silently. I am loathe to leave my chamber. I know that she is out there, somewhere, waiting. For me. Every night, I suffer the same fate. I have yet to pinpoint the reason why she choose me for this particular eternal punishment. By nature, I am a loner and a nomad. Until she found me, I had drifted in and out of thousands of lives, mostly unnoticed, and ultimately, completely forgotten.

I was content with that.

I don't know how, but she spotted me instantly in the crowd. She hasn't let me out of her sight since. And I can't even bring myself to resent her for stealing my precious freedom. I'm not even sure I want actually to escape her. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, this worries me. Mostly though, I believe I am happier with my life now than I was with my life before. I never wanted to care. I didn't truly believe that was possible for one such as myself. And yet, I find that I do.

And that fact is what truly worries me.

I hear her, moving outside my door. She always seems to know just when I wake. The knob turns swiftly, and she throws open my door, launching herself at me and screaming my name. All thoughts suddenly disappear from my head as I see her face.

She is smiling at me.

And she looks like an angel.

I suddenly realize that I could never resent her. I simply worry about her. I fear her, because she is important to me. And that's something I've never had to deal with before.

It is truly strange to care..

"MAAAX!"

Suddenly, I find myself with arms filled. My first, best, and only real friend is hugging me, grinning the whole time. She kisses my cheek, wraps her arms around my neck, and situates herself on my lap. Than she begins to tell me all about her day thus far, her plans for our evening, and anything else she can think to talk about. I listen, just as I always do. And I smile into the darkness as I hold her.

I realize that I am truly happy.

She always has that affect on me.

~owari~