Disclaimer: Law and Order:SVU is not mine. I'm Not Okay (I Promise) is MCR! Oh, Gerard Way, how I love you (lead singer of My Chemical Romance).
A/N: Basically, these are a collection of cases the team has. Each case lasts one chapter, but it'll be a long chapter. Oh yeah, and Remi's back. If you hate me for this… Sorry, but my explanation for this is that I've seen a lot of vampire episodes (Crossing Jordan, Third Watch), so I figured I'd give one to SVU.
Chapter One-Every Team Gets One
"The case?" Detective Olivia Benson asked, leaning against Munch's desk. Munch looked up from the papers in his hand, "It's a strange one…"
"Always is," Fin said, walking over with Elliot behind him.
"Apparently 6 year old Penny Teller was walking home from school yesterday, and was never seen again. It's about 3 blocks from the school to her house. The next day, her family received a note reading 'Her blood will be perfect to satisfy my thirst. Tell them all to save their jeers.-E.S.'."
"Vampire case?" Fin said, obviously unbelieving.
Munch shrugged, "Every team gets one…"
Elliot looked at Olivia, "I think we should check out some vampire bars, Liv."
Olivia nodded.
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Vincent, the manager of Omen walks into the back room. He has an annoyed look on his face, and as he brushes his blond hair out of his face, he says, "Alright, Remi, what'd you do?"
I am having a conversation with Pheneus, Helena, Mina, and Spike while Renik lies next to me, soundly asleep. I look up at him, "Huh?"
"There are two detectives outside, Vixen is addressing them," He explains. I shake my head, "I swear, Vince, it wasn't me."
"Well, go out and talk to them anyway," Vincent order. I sigh, and stand, "Fine, fine… Phones, watch Renik."
Pheneus smiles, "Of course."
"Hey, Rem, get Vix for me, okay?" Spike says.
I smile, "Sure."
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When I walk up to the bar, Vixen looks over at me. I hear her voice in my head, Oh, good, please tell me I'm free to go.
I nod, "I'll take it from here, thanks."
Vixen stands, and starts to walk towards a table, but I grab her wrist. She stops, and looks back at me, "What's up, Rem?"
"Spike wants to see you, he's in the back room. Just be careful not to wake Renik, okay?"
Vixen grins, "Well, that's a surprise. Spike wants to talk to little ol' me?"
"Give him a break, Vix," I laugh, releasing her wrist, "HE just acts stoic. He likes you…"
She walks off, and I sit down at the bar, "Sithe, I'll give you a kiss if you let me have a free bottle of blood…"
Chris swings over to the handsome Sithe, and wraps her arms around his neck, as he holds her waist, "Hey, back off, Rem."
I laugh and turn to the detectives, "Okay, what did I do this time?"
"Nothing, hopefully," The male says, "I'm Detective Elliot Stabler, and this is Detective Olivia Benson. We'd like to ask you a few question."
"Uh–huh," I nod, "Shoot."
"A 6 year-old girl was abducted yesterday, and this note was sent to the family," Olivia hands me the note. I take a look at it, and nod, "It couldn't be anybody else…"
Elliot looks up, "You know the guy?"
"Yeah…" I tell him, "But I can't believe it…"
Elliot says, "Okay… Let's go outside, it's too loud in here."
I shrug, and follow him and Olivia outside. It is quiet, and the night air is cool. It usually is in the summer. I the light, the detectives can see me better. "Nice wings ," Elliot says sarcastically, I can tell he doesn't think they're real.
"So...Why are you guys here in Philly anyway?" I ask.
"There are a lot of vampire bars here, almost as many as there are in New York. Since we couldn't find any information in the New York bars, we figured we'd check here," Elliot answers.
"Would you be willing to come back to the precinct?" Olivia asks, "You'd be a big help."
"Sure…" I nod, "I just have to go say goodbye to Pheneus."
"Etcar Sin. Catchy name isn't it? He's such a poser. Or I should say he was—The aura on this card reads him…but vampire."
"Aura?" Elliot asks. I look up at him, "Yeah, auras. Everyone has an aura. The supernatural—the powerful ones—can dampen, shield, or even change their aura. Most can read auras."
"And I'm guessing everyone has one of these auras," Olivia says, leaning against the window of the interrogation room. I nod, "Yes. And auras are easy to track. But… only the supernatural can read auras. Humankind can't read them."
Elliot says, "So…you can help us find this guy?"
"I can," I tell him.
A woman with short red hair walks in. Elliot looks over at her, "Hey, Casey, what's up?"
Casey explains, " John said you found a lead."
I raise my hand. "Hola, que tal?"
"Wait, this is our lead?" Casey asks.
"Yeah, what's wrong with that?" Elliot asks.
"Our lead has fangs, Elliot."
"And I can help you. Do you want my help, or not? If he's really a vampire, humans alone won't be able to catch him."
"And what are you?" Olivia asks.
I smile, "Isn't it obvious? I'm a vampire."
Elliot shakes his head, "Whatever you are… You're on the team temporarily if you an help us."
"Fine," I say, standing, "Now if you don't mind, I'm starting to feel dizzy. So unless Elliot is willing to let me drink his blood, I'm going to go hunt."
I walk up to a man's desk. It is the next afternoon. He gives me a strange look, " Yes…?"
I see Elliot look up from Olivia's desk, and tap Olivia. They walk over.
"Nice to see you today, Remi," Elliot says. He then furrows his brow, "…What are you wearing?"
"What are you my father?" I ask sarcastically.
"No, but I don't think someone as young as you should go out wearing a shirt like that," Elliot answers.
"You have daughters, don't you?" The shirt I'm wearing isn't that bad, really. Vampires are known to dress a little slutty. I'm wearing baggy black pants with chains on them, but my shirt looks like a black leather bra with a thicker middle part, thicker straps, and coming down just past my ribs. My pants are also low on my waist. I'm thin though, so I don't look bad. Of course, if I were wearing a micro mini skirt I might look like a hooker.
The man who I don't know looks at Olivia, "Who's she?"
"Our lead for the Penny Teller case," Olivia explains, "Remi, this is John Munch. John, Remi."
"Nice teeth," Munch comments, "What dentist did that?"
I blink, "Teeth? Oh… My fangs are real."
"Right…" Munch says, "Whatever. Casey went out to lunch, said to call her when our lead came by. She wants in on what's going on, she says that this case is one she wants to help with."
"The supernatural thing interest her?" Elliot asks, getting out his cell phone, and dialing Casey's number, "Casey? Hi, Remi's here."
"She says she'll be here soon," He tells us, flipping his cell phone closed, "Oh, by the way, who was that guy yesterday, Pheneus? "
"Him?" He was my blood bond," I say. The look he gives me is completely confused. I shake my head, and explain, "Um… he's kind of like my… husband."
"Oh," Elliot says. Casey walks in, "Hey. Where to next?"
"Hey Casey," Olivia says, "And that's up to Miss Remi here."
"We're going to FANG," I tell them, "That's where all the humans who think they're vampires hang out."
"Wait, Remi," Olivia grabs my arm as I start to walk out, "Won't you be killed?"
"Huh?"
"The sun."
"Oh." I start to laugh, "That just Bram Stoker and Anne Rice speaking. I'll be fine. Just because I don't like sunlight doesn't mean it'll hurt me."
FANG is dark with dim red lights. As we walk in, people stare at Olivia, Elliot, and Casey. I had told them that they were a little to colorful—except for Casey who's in all black—to be in a vampire bar.
I see a vampire who I recognize. I had seen him with Etcar. His name is Vale Taint. I whisper to the others, "The guy with the short green mohawk… he knew Etcar. Vale's his name. Vale Taint."
"Right," Casey says, "I can take care of him."
"Not a good idea," I tell her, "Look, let me handle him. I can get him to talk to you guys."
Elliot raises his eyebrows, "How are you going to do that?"
"Watch."
I use my abilities to turn into pure matter, and travel at the speed of light. I am directly behind Vale. He is 22, but only a bit taller than me. I rest my head on his shoulder, and whisper into his ear, "Hey Baby, like to do me a favor?"
He turns his head slightly, and says in a smooth tone, "Depends…"
I walk around him so that we are face to face. I look into his eyes, "I can make you what you want to be… One of my kind." I say this in a near whisper. I can tell he's attracted. I kiss him gently, all the time laughing inside. Pheneus is gonna die when he hears about this. Of course, he knows I love him, and only him.
He nods slowly, entranced, "This favor?"
"Speak to a couple of my friends… answer their questions," I tell him. I appear again behind him, and place my fangs against his throat, and whisper, "That good?"
I feel him nod, and step back, mouthing to the detectives across the room, Come.
They walk over. The whole display apparently was something that Elliot would have cared not to see. Olivia looks a little disturbed, but Casey just seems to brush it off. Behind them are Munch and Fin. Olivia must have called them for backup.
"We'd like you to come to the station with us," Fin tells Vale. Vale looks over to me. I grin, enough to show my fangs, and nod. He follows Fin and Munch out. Munch tells the others, "We'll take Mr. Taint over to station. Come when you're ready."
Elliot nods, and the others walk off. We walk outside, and watch them drive off. Elliot turns to me, "What was that?" He doesn't sound happy.
"Huh?"
"Your method of interrogation isn't the best one," Casey tells me.
"What?" I say, " It worked didn't it?"
"Sex appeal," Olivia says, "Is hardly the way to get someone to talk. How old is Taint anyway?"
"Vale's 22. Why?"
"And you're 15…" Elliot says, "That would make you a minor."
"Relax," I tell him, "And don't feel guilty. Nothing happened to me, and besides… Your laws don't cover me. Oh, and by the way, I a lot older than all three of you are put together. I just stay eternally 15 in design and appearance."
We get into the car, and Elliot says, "If you try to do that again, I will stop you. I still don't believe that you're a vampire. I don't believe I vampires.
I shrug, "Your call. Besides, it's not like I told the truth. The hell if I'm going to have any fledglings."
I come in the next night, after getting a call from Casey saying I was wanted down at the station. When I walk up to Elliot's desk, there is a man I've never seen standing there. When Elliot sees me coming over, he says, "Hey, Remi meet George Huang. He's our psychiatrist."
I shake his hand, but at hearing his profession, I tense. I hate shrinks. I hate how they always try to analyze me,
Huang asks, "Are you okay?" I slip my hand out of his grasp, "Fine."
I turn to Olivia and Casey, "So, what'd you get out of Vale?"
"Sin is 'supernatural'… but Taint talked about him as if he had betrayed…" Olivia trails off, as if she's looking for the right words.
I sigh, "My kind. You still don't believe I'm a vampire, do you?"
"Anyway…" Casey says, "We didn't get much. Only that Sin was supposedly changed by a vampire named Tricka."
I start laughing, "Tricka? He was changed by Tricka? Ha! He goes from worthless human to worthless vampire."
"I'm not going to ask," Fin says, coming over, "He said something about having a necklace Sin used to wear. He wouldn't give it to us though."
"You mean this?" Casey takes a silver chain with a dragon holding a ruby out of her trench coat pocket.
"How'd you get that?" Fin raises an eyebrow.
"Is it against the law to pick-pocket for evidence?" Casey asks.
"Hopefully not," Olivia says, "What can you get from this, Remi?"
"Oh, it's a necklace that Tricka gives to her fledglings. If Vale had it, he must have stolen it from Etcar not long after Tricka gave it to Etcar."
I take it in my hand, then hiss, and drop it, "That dirty bastard…"
"What is it?" Elliot asks picking it up.
"That son of a bitch is working for lycans," I growl. Olivia hands it back to me, and say, "Shit. Not just any lycan either. He's working for Venus."
"Venus? Isn't she the Roman goddess of love?" Casey asks. I nod, "Well, yes… But, that's the name of one of the most powerful lycans. She seduces humans and then she bites them. But…sometimes she can trick vampires into working for her. Mostly vampires from weak bloodlines. Descendants of Tricka, for example."
"And you would be a descendant of who?" Elliot asks, sounding a bit exasperated.
My deep blue eyes cloud over, making them appear a bit on the black side. I stare at the floor, and dig my nails into my palms. I mutter quietly, "Svenn…"
My palms start to bleed, and Olivia walks over, "Hey, calm down… You're going to hurt yourself."
I look down at my palms, and say quietly, "Oh… Sorry."
I lick the blood quickly off my palms. I see a look pass between Elliot and Olivia. Okay, so yes, I do have some problems of my own. Hell, my right arm has scars all over it, but the armwarmer covers them up.
Suddenly, something in my head clicked, and I gasp, heading for the elevator.
"Remi!" Elliot calls. I stop, and turn back, "We have to go. Now. I know where Penny is."
Elliot doesn't say anything else, he just motions for Olivia and Casey to follow.
"He what?: Elliot almost crashes the car.
"Elliot…" Olivia tells him, "Calm down."
I sigh, "It's probably what's happened. Etcar took Penny to Venus, and Venus is going to sacrifice Penny to Satir. And poor Satir…"
"Why poor him?" Elliot growls.
"Because," I stare out into the night, "Satir's only… He's only four. He doesn't even know what he is."
"You're saying that the god of all lycans—whatever they are—is a four year old?"
I nod, "So is the vampire god… And lycan is the proper name for werewolf."
We stop at Omen, and Elliot is still fuming. It's strange that the lycan base is in Philly, but not that hard to believe.
Suddenly, Olivia turns and says, "Oh my god…" She is staring at a girl—15, by the looks—who is leaning against the wall of an apartment building on the other side of the street. She is bleeding from the neck. Elliot, Casey, an Olivia start to wards her, but I am quicker, because I have noticed who it is.
I have also realized why she is bleeding from the neck.
"Jayna!"
Jayna looks over to where my voice is coming from, and grins, "Remi!"
I laugh, running over, "Haha! Just now, huh? Was it Tsor?"
Jayna nods, "You know it."
Elliot asks, "What the hell is going on here?"
"Elliot, Olivia, Casey," I say, "Meet my cousin Jayna."
"Why is her neck bleeding?" Casey asks.
"They're humans?" Jayna asks. I nod, "We're sort of solving a crime together…"
I turn back to the others, "She just got bonded to Tsor!"
I give her a hug, "Your neck okay?"
She smiles, "Never better. So… You need my help for something?"
"Sort of… You see, we're working on this case, and we'll have to infiltrate lycan base. Venus's base, on top of that. And of course—no offense, guys—but we need vampires. So—"
"—are you in?" I ask Spike, Mina, Vixen, Helena, Tsor, Feros, Chris, Sithe, Vincent, Pheneus, and Talus.
Feros smiles, "Sure, sis. Hey Jayna, is that a bond mark on your neck. You are too young!"
"Hey," Jayna punches him, "Don't be an asshole."
The others tell us that they're in. I smile, and say, "Oh, and by the way, my friend Elliot wanted to see our god. Pheneus, is he sleeping?"
Pheneus shakes his head, "No, I'll go get him. He'll be happy to see you."
Elliot whispers in my ear, "You're friends with your 4 year old god?"
"Actually," I whisper back, "I'm sort of his—"
"Mommy?" Renik looks over at me. I smile, and pick him up, "Hey sweetie, how are you?"
Renik leans his head against my shoulder, "I'm okay… Who are they?"
I look over at the detectives, "They're some friends… Thirsty?"
Renik nods, "Uh-huh."
I pull back my hair, and lower my neck to his lips. Once I'm sure he's drunken enough, I put him down, and say, "I have to go for a little bit okay? Stay with Pheneus."
Renik nods, gives me a hug, and runs over to Pheneus, "Daddy, can you pick me up?" Pheneus laughs, and picks Renik up, "You gonna be long?" I kiss him, "Hopefully not. I'll call you guys when I'm ready."
I turn to the others, "We'll have to walk from now on, so come on. Casey, stay here with the vampires. I need you to wait for our signal."
We are walking down an alley. Olivia says, "I didn't know the god of all vampires was your kid."
"Adoptive son, I guess," I tell her, "But isn't he adorable? He has no idea who he is, either... It's a long story how I found him, but it's the same for Sat—"
But I don't finish, because a dark show has just come jumping out a us. I know what it is before I see his face. He is here.
I chase him down the alley, until we reach a dead end.
As soon as the shadow had come running at them, Elliot had pushed Olivia against the wall, and pressed himself against her, using his back as a shield. It had been an automatic reflex to protect her.
Once the threat disappeared, he looked back at Olivia, who was staring uncertainly at his chest. Elliot felt himself blush slightly.
Olivia watched him take a few steps back before he asked, "Liv, you okay?"
Olivia nodded, "Yeah, I'm… fine." She was blushing a bit, and she knew it.
Svenn shakes his head, "My, my, Remi, you've grown in power." He wipes blood from the corner of his lip. Then he jumps forward, and slashes my arm with a small knife.
But the knife is not silver, and thus the cut did not take long to heal. I hiss from the slight pain, and put my hands forward, "Water!"
A jet of water blasts from my palms, and soaks Svenn. He is stunned, and Remi leap forward, slashing his shoulder with my sliver knife. It will take longer to heal. Svenn growls, and slaps me, causing me to stumble.
But I a quick, and I kick Svenn in the side. I then jump up, and attempt to punch him.
Except then, he grabs m wrist, and does something I do not wish him to do. It is not unheard of for a vampire to love his or her changer. But I do not.
Still, he smashes me against the wall, and presses his lips to mine. He slips his tongue into my mouth, as I try to fight back. It feels as if I am choking.
"Sorry," Elliot said, "I… I just acted on instinct."
Olivia shrugged, "No problem… Thanks."
Suddenly, they heard something that sounded like a fight, and then a struggle. Elliot looked at Olivia, "Remi…"
They took off down the long alleyway.
When they reached Remi, they saw a man with a bleeding shoulder kissing her. She was doing everything in her power to fight back, and a tear slipped down her throat. IF they didn't do something soon, Remi could get very hurt.
Elliot took out his gun, and fired at the man. Remi had given them to him, Casey, and Olivia. She said that they wouldn't kill, but wound well.
He hit Svenn in the leg, and stunned, he hissed, realizing it was sliver. He grinned at Remi who crumpled to the ground, "See you."
He disappeared.
I am gasping for breath, and I am sure I am crying. That bastard. I can't believe he kissed me…no, made out with me. I feel sick, very sick.
Elliot comes over, "Remi…"
I try to stand, but fall against the wall, retching. Except it is dry retching, because vampires don't eat, so there is nothing to come up. When I stop, I fall onto my knees, shivering.
Which can only show how much I hate him.
I am being embraced by someone, but I'm not sure who. I think it's Olivia, but my eyes are foggy with tears, and I can't see.
Eventually, I feel my self slipping out of consciousness.
When I wake up, I am in somebody's house. I look around. The room is white, so I know I am not in the backroom at Omen, where there are many couches, and some of Vincent's favorite customers can rest.
I sit up, and immediately, I feel sick as I remember what happened, and why I fainted. There is a small knock at the door, and Elliot opens the door. When he sees I am awake, he opens the door. His voice is soft, as he says, "Visitor for you."
Pheneus walks in, and I feel so relieved to see him, that I start to cry again. He sit down besides me, and takes me into his arms. He whispers, "Remi. Beautiful. Don't cry…"
Elliot has left, and I have quieted down. I'm sure Elliot knows I am in good hands. I look into Pheneus's eyes. "Can I…?" He asks.
I nod, and he kisses me gently on the lips. It feels so much nicer than having Svenn force his lips onto mine. I lean my head against Pheneus's chest. I am still in my street clothes—black baggy pants, and a tight belly tank-top with white leather X's stitched up the front of my shirt—but that's okay. I close my eyes, and relax, letting myself drift into sleep.
Pheneus will protect me. Always.
Elliot sat on a park bench in a small park that was almost deserted. It was near his home, sort of. He had figured that Remi would be okay with Pheneus. After Svenn had force-kissed her, he had taken Remi to his house, and let her sleep in the spare room. He didn't tell his family much, but he could tell his wife was annoyed again. There had been a lot of tension between them, lately.
He felt someone walk over. Looking up, he saw Olivia walking over.
Olivia saw Elliot on a park bench, and walked over. "Mind if I join you?"
Elliot shook his head, and Olivia sat down. She looked over at him, "I've been looking for you. How's Remi?"
Elliot shrugged, "She's doing okay. She still seems really disturbed. I guess having someone force their lips on your own is as traumatizing as actually being raped. I'm lucky that Kathy let her stay in the house. There's no room for her at my apartment."
"Who's with her?" Olivia asked.
"Pheneus. He came by, after I called Casey, and told her to tell him where she was. You know his pet name for her is Beautiful? I think they really love each other," Elliot said, "Hey Liv, have you ever really been in love?"
Olivia was a little shocked. It was strange to hear Elliot saying something like that. Olivia shook her head. She was starting to think that she had feelings for Elliot. He was separated form his wife.
"What about you?" Olivia asked.
"I don't know. I guess I used to be, but now…" Elliot shook his head.
"What are we going to do about Penny Teller?" Olivia inquired.
"We can't do anything without Remi," Elliot told her, "She's the only lead we have, and the only one who seems to know where to go. I don't know what to believe anymore. It's strange, but I think I'm starting to believe in all this vampire-lycan stuff."
Olivia sighed, like she was tired, "Me too… It's a lot on my mind. That poor girl…"
Elliot put his arm around her, "Hey, it's going to be okay, you'll see."
I wake up when a girl who looks a few years older than me walks in. Pheneus has left. I close y eyes, and my waist-length black hair is tangle free, and completely smooth.
The girl looks a bit confused, but she sits down next to me, "Are you really a vampire?"
I nod slowly, "You… believe me?"
She smiles, "Yeah… I guess I do. Anything I can get you?" I shake my head. Then she giggles a little, "Was the cute dark guy I saw leaving yours?"
I smile, "Yeah." She laughs, "You're lucky." I laugh too. Then she says, "Um… Dad and Olivia are downstairs. They said to come see if you were up. They said if you were, they' d like to talk to you."
I nod, and stand, "Thanks… I'm Remi, by the way."
She smiles, "Maureen."
My legs are a little weak, and I do feel kind of hazy as I walk down the stairs. Waiting for me at the bottom is a black cat with dark purple eyes. I gasp, and run to her, "Hikari!"
Hikari had been away for a couple of days. She and Ryu had gone for some sort of a romantic vacation, believe it or not. I stroke her head, "Hikari…"
She looks into my eyes, "Meow?"
I shake my head, "I…Svenn, he kissed me…But…" Hikari gets it. Usually I speak Al Bhed to her, but she understands either way.
I walk outside, and Elliot and Olivia are waiting for me. "How are you?"
I hesitate, "I'm…fine. I've been better."
"You want to walk?" Olivia asks, as we get into the car. I get into the backseat as usual. I shake my head.
We drive for a few minutes, and then I say, "It was… IT felt like I was choking. Like I was choking. A lot of vampires let their sires kiss them, but… I hate him. I hate him. I want to die…"
I feel weak from not having fed, and I curl up in the corner of my seat, and fall asleep.
Olivia looked back at Remi, who was whispering in her sleep. She watched as a tear trickled down Remi's cheek.
"She's quiet," Elliot said.
"Normal behavior, I guess, even if it was only a force kiss," Olivia said, " She must have had a bad past. Remember when I asked her who changed her? That must have been him---the one who kissed her—Svenn."
Olivia watched as Remi shivered in her sleep. Then, on impulse, she unbuckle her seat belt, ad climbed into the backseat. She started to stroke Remi's hair. The girl relaxed, and leaned against Olivia.
Elliot saw this in the mirror, but wasn't surprised. Liv, he thought, probably acts on some maternal instinct. I've seen her comfort other children like a mother. That's why she's so good at this job.
He clenched his teeth, feeling a sudden surge of anger at this Svenn. But there was nothing he could do about that. He needed to focus on Penny Teller.
Casey looks up, as I come in. She walks over, "You okay?"
I nod, "Yeah, I guess. I need to feed but…"
I sit down, "Okay… We nee to go back. Tonight."
"You really up for that?" Elliot asks. I shrug, "Sure. It's not like anything too bas happened to me, right? Anyway, I'll see you all later. I need to go home, check on Renik…" I look down.
Olivia watched Remi disappear before her eyes. She was used to strange things happening by now, and she sighed.
"She's in denial?" Casey asked.
Olivia looked over at her, "You could call it that, I guess. She's trying to pretend she's fine… You think she does that a lot?"
Elliot nodded, "No matter how many years she lives, she's forever 15. And teenagers have a tendency to say 'I'm fine' when they feel like somebody's just run them over with a cement mixer."
I appear in a forest in Pennsylvania. This is where the mansion I live in is. At the heart of the forest. I spend most of my time out in Philadelphia, but I sleep here. I go to NYC a lot too.
I fly the rest of the way. When I walk inside, Helena is lounging on a couch with her red laptop on her lap. Making out against the wall are Tsor and Jayna. I can hear a couple of bass guitars coming from upstairs, which mean Feros, Mina, and Spike are practicing.
Kyra walks over, "Oh, hey Remi. Pheneus is in his room, said he wanted to talk see you. Renik is asleep in his room."
I nod, "Thanks, Kyra…" I head upstairs, and pass Chris and Sithe who are drinking at the top of the stairs. Chris runs over, "Remi! I heard what happened… Are you okay? Svenn… He's such a bastard. Jayna was pissed when she heard, too. Did you talk to her?"
"No, she making out with Tsor. Figured I might as well go see Pheneus. Have you seen Talus?"
She shakes her head, "Sorry, no… Ask Kyra, though, he's her bf."
"Yeah, I will."
I get to Pheneus's room. I share it with him, although I have my own separate room. His walls are a deep red, and the carpet is black. He is lying on the bed, reading a book. He looks up when he hears me come, and walks over to me.
Pheneus embraces me, and asks, "Hey Beautiful, sorry I had to leave… When I saw Elliot come back, I left to check on Renik."
I smile a little, "It's okay… I'm going to take a shower, and get changed. But first… I need to rest."
Pheneus kisses me, "Sure…" I get changed into a cami and a pair of black underwear, and crawl into bed. Pheneus gets in after me. He sleeps in pants, but with his shirt off. I rest my head on his chest, and slowly fall asleep.
When I wake up, it is 6:00 P.M. I kiss Pheneus on the cheek, get out of bed, and take a shower. I put on a pair of Urban Pipeline black pants, and fix some chains on it. Then I find a black belly shirt, that is tight, and looks almost like a sports bra except with thicker material, and it comes down about 2 inches lower. There is a zipper going down the front.
I pull on my cape, adjust the chains that go around my neck and upper arms, and slip out the door. The mansion is quiet, because everyone is asleep. I do spot Jayna though. She walks over and gives me a hug, "Are you okay, Rem?"
I sigh, "Sort of… Not really. How would you be if Svenn forced you to make out with him?"
"Like shit," Jayna said bluntly, which made them both laugh a little. Then Jayna asked, "Will you be needing us?"
I nod, "Yeah. We're going to fight the lycans for real this time. I'll call you… Ad everyone…. When we're ready. Make sure Vincent's up by then, he'll want a good fight with Fircon."
Jayna smiles, "Sure thing."
It takes me 30 minutes to the SVU department, because I stop to feed. When I step out of the elevator, Elliot and Olivia are waiting for me. Olivia asks, "Feeling any better?"
"Yeah," I lie.
"You're lying…" Elliot mutters. Then he says louder, "I still think your outfit's a little… slutty to be going outside."
I shrug, "It's not like I'm going clubbing. I'm going to be fighting. In fact, bring silver bullets. If you can shoot them in the heart, they should die. Same with any vampires on the lycan side."
"Hey, listen Remi," Elliot says, "If you need to talk, I have daughters so I'm used to it. You can talk to me."
Olivia smiles, "Yeah, and me."
I look down, but then smile, and laugh a little.
"What?" Elliot asks.
"It's nothing…" I say. Actually, I was thinking about what a cute couple they make. I searched both detectives minds when I first met them. Elliot's separated from his wife. And Olivia's not married.
"You need to stop saying that," Olivia tells me.
"Fine," I say, "I was just thinking what a cute couple you two make."
I then start laughing, as I walk towards the elevator. Elliot is behind me, "Hey, that's not funny!"
"You're blushing…" I laugh.
Olivia follows, "You're a piece of work, has anybody ever told you that?"
"Yeah probably," I say. I can tell they are trying to sound angry, but they are laughing a little inside.
"Sheesh," Elliot grumbles, stepping into the elevator after me, followed by Olivia.
"Welcome to my city," I tell them, "Of course you've been here. But South Street is where I hang out the most."
Elliot looks around, and nods, "The Mood…?"
I grin, "Oh, right that. Yeah this street has really cool clothing shops… And some other shops you probably wouldn't let your kids into if you were with them. Most runaways hang out on this street."
"Uh-huh, I can see," Olivia answers, as we walk farther up the street, staring at the dirty t-shirts on display in the window of Urban Tees, "So where's this lycan base?"
I walk over to a manhole that seems to have molded into the street. But that is just concealing magic at work. I lift it with ease, "There you go."
"Doesn't that lead tot he sewer?" Elliot asks. I shake my head, "Nope. There's a ladder, for those of you who don't have cat-like reflexes."
My wings flutter, and I jump down the manhole. 5 minutes later, Olivia and Elliot come down the ladder.
We are in a room with black marble floors and walls. There are some dim lights. I look around, "Okay…Forward, I guess."
The next room we enter seems to be guarded by something, and the walls and floor have a cushioned surface. As soon as we step on the floor, it starts to rumble and shake. I fly up into the air to avoid being thrown, but Elliot and Olivia cannot do so. I am guessing the idea is that the trespassers are thrown into the cushion-like sides of the room. They will become so scared, that they flee. I fly to the end of the room, and wait for the rumbling to stop.
As the ground started to shake, Olivia was thrown sideways. She grabbed Elliot's arm, but he too was being thrown across the room. Elliot was able to regain his footing as Olivia let go.
Olivia was thrown forward this time, knocking Elliot to the cushioned floor. Her lips brushed his briefly.
The rumbling stopped.
Olivia looked down at Elliot, stunned by what had just happened. Elliot looked completely confused. Olivia realized that she was lying on top of him, and rolled off, blushing.
"S-Sorry."
Elliot sat up, "What just happened?"
Olivia stood up, "…" She wondered what the best way would be to answer that question. But just then, they heard Remi say, "I think she just accidentally kissed you. Now come on, next room."
Olivia walked off, leaving Elliot to stare after her, lost for words.
The next room has red carpet. And the aura of lycans becomes strong. The door is guarded well, and I guess that Etcar and Penny are behind that door (Venus must be in some other base—I can sense it, but these will be her warrior lycans, and they will be strong). I land, and look at Elliot and Olivia, "It's time to call for backup. As in vampires."
I close my eyes, and send out a telepathic message to Jayna, making sure to guard it so that it isn't intercepted, Jayna? It's time. Get Chris and Talus to help you get the others.
Right. Is the message that I get back.
I turn to Olivia and Elliot, who have drawn their guns. Elliot asks, "How are we going to get the door down?"
"Stand back," I tell them, I hold out my palms and yell, "TWILIGHT FURY!"
A huge beam of black and white swirls out of an orb in my open palms, and knocks the door clean off it's hinges. Before Elliot can say a word I yell out, "Well then Kotar, show yourself. Or are you afraid?"
Out of the shadows in the next room, steps an army of lycans, with my enemy Kotar in the lead. We make quite the contrast to each other. His skin is tanner than mine, although mine does have a slight tan. While my hair is black and waist length, his is blonde and short. He has light lavender eyes, and I have deep blue eyes.
He smiles, "A little outnumbered, aren't we?" His partner, Lexa steps up next to her.
"I disagree," Pheneus steps up next to me too, and suddenly there is a smaller army of vampires behind me. Pheneus stares into his rival, Lexa's, eyes. Lexa looks like a girl version of Kotar with long hair, and skye-blue eyes. Pheneus had shoulder-length black hair and blood-red eyes.
"To get to the girl and the vampire," Lexa smirks, "You'll have t cut through us. Your human friends don't stand a chance."
"Which is why we are here," Jayna says, "So that the humans can get the girl, and we'll be the ones to fight."
"Fine then… Bring it on," Sengar laughs.
I jump towards Kotar, "Fire!" A flame burns his cheek, and he growls, his pupils getting smaller, indicating anger. He scratches my arm, and sends me flying back. I draw my blade, and slash his leg.
Eventually there are vampires and lycans jumping and flying around, all engaged in one battle. I charge at Kotar, "Water!" He is blown back by the force of my water spell, but he retaliates but punching me in the stomach. This stops me for a second, but I trip him, and crack his wrist. As soon as it cracks it is healed.
I grin, "Your time has come. MYSTIC TRANCE!"
Kotar stands rigid for a second, then crumples to the floor, unconscious. I run off after Olivia and Elliot.
As soon as the battle started, Elliot grabbed Olivia's hand, and started to run towards the door. Olivia hadn't expected this, but she ran too, knowing that a little girl's life was in their hands.
As they ran, things flew at them. When they were halfway to the door, they had to shoot a couple of lycans. Also, Olivia has some slashes on her cheek, and Elliot had a deep cut in his leg.
The stopped for a second, and Olivia looked at Elliot, "Elliot, your leg…"
He shook his head, "I'll be okay for a bit. We have to get to Penny."
Olivia sighed, "I hope we can make it there and back… But… If we don't then I'd like you to know that…" She stopped, and looked down, whispering so that he could just barely hear, "I love you."
Then she started to run, her hand still in his. Elliot ran with her, smiling slightly. As they reached the door, Remi came up beside them, and they all ran in.
It was dim in the small storage room, but Remi could see Etcar. He was smirking, "Well, well, if it isn't Remi. Who's laughing now? Just a worthless human am I? I showed you. This little girl is going to die. And so will all of you."
I grin, ad fly right up to him, "You think you're of any more worth than you were before? Ha! You're the same piece of shit you were before, just that now you're supernatural. You're from Tricka's bloodline, for God's sake. You must be the weakest vampire ever."
"That's not true!" He yells, and holds Penny up by her blonde curls. She is crying hard. "I'll kill her, so shut up! SHUT UP!"
I smile, and walk so that my lips are inches from his, "You'll never be powerful." I put my hands to his chest where his heart is, and I shoot a beam of silver light out of my hands. It acts like a stake, and he dies. Just before he crumples, he slashes my side with a silver jackknife.
From his perch on top of many boxes, Etcar dropped Penny as he died. She fell, but Elliot caught her, and handed her to Olivia, just as he saw Remi fall. He caught Remi too with ease. Outside, the scene had quieted. The vampires had won. Elliot took out his cell phone, and dialed, "Casey? We've got Penny, so call her parents. Yeah, we're okay. Liv's a bit scratched up, and so am I, but we'll be okay. Yeah. Bye."
I wake up in my room in the mansion. So Pheneus probably carried me home.
My room has softer colors than Pheneus's. My walls are black, and the carpet is dark blue. The room is illuminated my a lamp that has pictures of fish under the sea turning around in it. It is a dim light, because I dislike a ton of light. I have black curtains that keep the sun out in the day so that I can sleep easily. But at night, I open the window.
Hikari is sleeping at my feet. As I sit up, she wakes, and mews softly. I stroke her head, "Hey, Kari…" I wince, and look down. I'm still in my street clothes, that's for sure, but My waist and stomach are bandaged with a black gauze.
"How long have I been asleep?" I ask Hikari.
"Meow mew," She answers.
"Really? 2 days?"
"Meow," She tells me, "Mew meow meow."
"Oh…" I say. That means that Pheneus is probably out hunting, because vampires don't hunt in the day. I stand up, and walk outside my room, and into the room I sometimes share with Pheneus. I check Pheneus's private room which Renik uses. Renik is still asleep—it must be only 8 or 9.
As I walk out into the hall, I hear what is unmistakably my band playing in the lounge across the hall. I walk towards the room, and step inside. Jayna and Feros are practicing. When they see me, Feros says, "Sis, how do you feel?"
"Like someone drove a pike through my left side, you?" I say sarcastically. He smiles, and gives me a hug. I hug him back, then pick up my white guitar. Jayna asks, "You up for a song?"
I grin, "Always. Which should we do?"
Jayna thinks about this, but then she hit one of the cymbals, "I got it! I'm Not Okay (I Promise). That's always good."
I set the mic up, tune my guitar, and we start to play the intro. The I start to sing:
"Well if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say.
I never want to let you down or have you go.
It's better off this way.
For all the dirty looks,
The photographs your boyfriend took,
Remember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor?
I'm not okay.
I'm not okay…
I'm not okay.
You wear me out.
What will it take to show you that it's not the life it seems?
I told you time and time again you sing the words but still don't know what they mean
To be a joke and look,
Another line without a hook.
I held you close as we both shook.
For the last time,
Take a good hard look!
I'm not okay.
I'm not okay…
I'm not okay.
You wear me out.
Forget about the dirty looks,
The photographs your boyfriend took.
You said you read me like a book,
But the pictures are all torn and frayed!
I'm okay…
I'm okay.
I'm okay now.."
And then Jayna comes in with Feros:
"(I'm okay now)
Wish you were listening to me!
Because I'm telling you the truth!
I mean this! I'm okay!"
Then I sing:
"Trust me."
And we all sing together:
"I'm not okay!
I'm not okay!
Well I'm not okay.
I'm not o-fucking-kay!
I'm not okay.
I'm not okay.
(Okay…)"
"w00t!" Jayna yells, "That was awesome! Hey, next time we play Green Day."
There is clapping from the doorway. I look, and see Olivia and Elliot. They are smiling. I hadn't noticed them come in. I give Jayna and Feros high fives, and walk out side the room to talk to the detectives. The good thing about being a vampire is that you don't sweat. We're kind of perfect beings, except for the whole bloodlust.
"You're good," Elliot says, "Was that a song by your band?"
I shake my head, "No, that was My Chemical Romance. And thanks. So, how and why are you here?"
"Two days ago we followed Pheneus to see that you got here safely. We came to see if you were up, and to tell you that Penny's been returned to her parents," Olivia tells me.
"Nice to see you're finally wearing a real shirt," Elliot says sarcastically.
"Bastard," I joke, slapping him lightly on the arm.
"You're too young to be talking like that," Olivia tells me.
"Yeah? Well, whatever…" I mutter, "I'm gonna go take a shower and change. I'll see you all you all at the precinct in an hour. That is… If you'll still be there."
Olivia smiles, "Are you kidding? We hardly sleep. Sure, we'll see you."
Olivia walked out to the car, sensing that Elliot had something to tell her. Could it be about what she had said when they were in the lycan base…? She shook her head. She had never had luck with men… Even if Elliot was the only man she really would want.
To get to the road, they had to walk for a little bit. When they reached the small bridge that went over the deep creek, Elliot stopped, "Liv… We need to talk."
Olivia nodded, and stopped too. Elliot seemed to take a deep breath, "About what you said…When we were running… What did you mean?"
Olivia wasn't facing Elliot, but she knew she should turn around. She bit her lip, and rolled her eyes at herself, Come on, Olivia, pull yourself together, and talk to him, dammit.
Olivia turned around, and looked into Stabler's eyes. Now or never. She might as well get it over with.
"El… I," She whispered, "Love you. I love you, Elliot. I know I shouldn't but… I do. I can't help it!" She said this last sentence louder than she had expected to. She shook her head, and turned to the railing, resting her hands on it.
She felt Elliot wrap his arms around her waist, and rest his head on her shoulder. He whispered in her ear, "Liv… I love you too."
Olivia turned around, and found her face inches from Elliot's. Her eyes flicked down to his lips, and back up to meet his eyes.
Elliot leaned in, and kissed Olivia. The feeling of his lips against hers made sent a small shiver down Olivia's spine. As they both drew back, Olivia smiled.
Elliot smiled too. It was the first real smile he'd seen on her face. "We should get back to the office, huh?"
Olivia leaned her head against his chest, "Yeah…"
They crossed the bridge, hand in hand.
I walk over to the precinct, and near there, I find Elliot and Olivia leaning against a wall, making out. As I pass them, I say aloud in a sing-song voice, "Told you so."
They keep kissing, but Olivia flips me off. I laugh, and keep walking.
As I walk in, Munch walks up to me, "Hey, I hear you're unofficially on the team now."
"I am?" I ask blankly.
"Didn't Olivia and Elliot tell you?" Fin walks over, "We think you'd be good on the team. You just don't get a badge."
I shrug, "I'd probably lose it. But that's cool."
"Where are they anyway?" A man I've never seen before says, "Hi, we haven't met, but I've heard about you, Remi. I'm Captain Don Cragen."
"Pleasure," I say, "They're outside making out against a wall."
Fin and Munch choke on their coffee. Cragen sighs, and leans against Elliot's desk.
Casey walks out of the elevator, "Hey, did anyone else notice Elliot and Olivia making out against a wall outside?"
"Yes." We all say in unison. "Unsurprisingly," I add.
Casey acknowledges, "Of course. In my opinion, since Elliot divorced, we've been lucky they haven't made out in the middle of this room."
Elliot and Olivia walk in, and Casey and I giggle. Cragen sighs again, and Munch and Fin put their coffee mugs down.
We all walk past them and into Cragen's office for a small meeting. As we pass them, we each tell them something:
"Lucky bastard," Munch tells Elliot.
"Nice going, Elliot," Fin says, giving him a firm pat on the shoulder.
"As long as it doesn't get in the way of your jobs…" Cragen says sounding defeated.
Casey comes next, and then me:
"Elliot, your tie is crooked."
"You two should find a more private spot."
We leave them blushing slightly, and looking completely confused.
When they walk in moments later, I am already being welcomed to the team. Elliot says, "Who told?"
Fin and Munch point at Casey and I.
"Some friends you are," Casey says sarcastically.
"Yeah, seriously, " I agree, my tone just as sarcastic, then I smile sweetly, "S'okay. We don't mind."
"Yeah, great," Olivia says, sitting down on Cragen's desk, "Anyway, if they didn't tell you already, Remi you're unofficially on the team. Y'know, it'd just be nice if you could help us with the cases…"
I nod, "Sure. Renik sleeps through most of the day, and Pheneus can watch him. He won't mind."
"Then, welcome to the team," Olivia smiles.
A/N: So, review please. I'm thinking of taking it out of the first person, that way I don't have to use italics when it isn't in Remi's POV. I'm gonna go now. Flames are okay too.