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Heels clicking on the wooden floor, Helen quickly makes her way down the hallway towards the front door of the sanctuary. She lightly grazes her shoulder on the wall as she rounds the corner and then stops. She hears his voice echo between the walls.
"Where is she?" He yells and she internally cringes.
Why did I do it? Why?
Taking a breath, calming her temper and steadying herself for a brutal yelling, she moves on. Her heels begin to click again and her loose shirt sways around her hips as she strides towards the stair case. Helen stops again, and steps down the first step.
"Nikola, what a pleasant surprise" She smiles and looks at Big guy, signalling it's alright for him to leave.
As Big guy leaves, a few grunts aimed at Nikola as he hisses at him, Helen casually walks down the rest of the stair case.
"What can I do for you?" She asks as she reaches the last step, keeping a fair distance between her and the raging vampire in front of her.
He rolls his head and blinks his golden swirled eyes. "You can start by staying away from my plans and the people funding my research!" He fly's forward, grabbing hold of Helens neck and pinning her up against the wall.
"Nikola! Unhand me this instant!" She grabs at his wrists as they squeeze tighter at her throat.
"As long as you think you have control over what I do in this world, I will never let you live without suffering." He hisses in her face. He opens his mouth wide, his fangs protruding from his altered jaw and leans back, ready to strike. Just as he leans into her neck, his hand brought back too quickly for her to act, a large hand grips him by the shoulder.
Nikola fly's back, Helen falling forward to the ground. He crashes against the stair case railing, Henry in HAP mode standing over him growling through gritted teeth. Nikola launches forward, jumping at Henry who whacks him with a strong back hand. Nikola lands back on the floor and springs back up.
"That's enough!" Helen stands between them, a hand held out at each, palms facing them. Henry growls and Nikola hisses. "Both of you! Stop it right now."
Henry forms back, his fur disappearing from his shrinking body. As he calms down, taking deep breathes; he opens his mouth to speak.
"Leave Henry, I can handle it from here thank-you" Helen commands, giving him a reassuring look.
He begins to protest but stops and nods silently. As he walks away he stops beside Nikola and growls "Watch yourself."
"Is that a threat?" Nikola mocks.
When henry leaves, only wearing his pants, his torso bare, Helen speaks.
"Nikola, you come into my home and you attack me. What is it that you want?" She steps towards him, her anger fuming. She knows what she did to him, stoping his research, his plans, but it was something she had to do.
"You have ruined me! What did you expect me to do? To come here and act like nothing had happened, that you didn't ruin my chance at creating something that has never been thought of by the mere simple human? You will pay for this!" He rages, standing in front of her, his face in hers.
"I did what was best, for all of us."
"Ha! Of course, best for everyone? Best for your precious Sanctuary don't you mean?" Nikola's breath stings at Helens skin with its warmth as they stand for a moment.
Silence surrounds them, the small sound of their breathing echo off the high walls. As Helen speaks, Nikola slowly calms down. His fangs and claws retract, and his eyes turn back to there original state. "They were going to kill you Nikola, I had no choice. Once they were done with you they were going to get rid, you wouldn't have had a chance. "
"Wouldn't have had a chance? No-one can kill me" He turns around and cradles his head in his hand, his other hand on his hip.
"Nikola, you know better than me that their technology has advanced more as of late, they have the capability. If anything, they could have experimented on you. You know what they have been doing." Helen pleads with him and he slowly turns towards her. "If anything, I've damaged myself. You have been my only source of information on that facility."
"I will never forgive you." He whispers, just before they hear footsteps coming down the stair case.
"Magnus-"Will stops short, his sight shifting to Nikola. "What are you doing here?"
"Will what is it?" Helen looks up at him, attracting his attention.
"There's a problem, in Egypt. An abnormal is flying around, they don't know what it is, but it seems that there are a few hunters after it." Will stands on the steps waiting for her to move and waiting for Nikola to act.
After a few moments, Helen looking over at Nikola, their eyes connecting, Helen speaks. "Go get the others, be ready to go in an hour, I'll organise a plane."
Will nods but doesn't move, he stares down at Nikola. "What about him?"
"Leave Will, get the others."
Please just leave.
When Will finally leaves his stomping feet fading away down the hall, Helen speaks again. "I know, I don't expect you to, not for that." She steps over to him, reaching for his chin and turning him to face her.
He looks down at her, hating the sight of her but at the same cherishing the closeness of her. He can hear her heart beat softly, and as he stares into her eyes, he can see the sorrow that fills the bright blue orbs.
"I just hope that we have been friends long enough to push it aside and not let it ruin what we do have. Can we?" her soft lips move, her voice poetry to his ears.
As hard as he tries, the sheer thought of letting her forget his pain is agony. His words rip at his heart. "I don't know if we could ever go back and I don't know if I could push it aside Helen."
She looks away, her eyes filling with unshed tear, watering at their corners. "Fine." She steps back and turns towards the stair case. Her heels click once more as she heads up the stairs. "Nikola, you're welcome to stay." She adds as an afterthought before disappearing down the hallway. Helen allows herself to be absorbed in the new mission, abnormal possibilities running through her mind.
A/N - please review if you would like me to continue.