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One year after their first meeting: 6 years before Scud met Blade:
Scud breezed into Lilith's apartment, like he always did. He grinned as she looked over at him while he moved towards her. Lilith smiled and laughed slightly from her spot on the couch. She had her legs resting on her coffee table and they were crossed at the ankles. Scud never knocked when he came to her place. Scud walked in front of her, around the coffee table and to her couch. He laid down with his head in her lap.
" Hey there, Josh." Lilith said as she looked back at her TV.
" Hey, Lil." He said with a sigh.
" What's wrong?" She asked.
" I really need to have sex with you and you keep turning me down." He said, making her laugh. She brought her hand to his hair.
" And yet you keep asking." She said.
" You are going to give in to me. I can feel it." Scud said.
" I don't sleep with my clients." Lilith said.
" Jerk me off then." He said. Lilith looked down at him and shook her head.
" No." She said.
" Please. Ever since you said that you think a guy jerking off is hot, it's all I can think about." Scud said.
" Get up." She said as she patted the top of his head. Scud grabbed the back of her couch and pulled himself up.
" That's the problem. I am up, all the time, since the day I met you." He said with a sigh.
" You are crazy." She said, standing up.
" For you, Baby. Crazy for you." He said. She laughed again and started towards her room. He jumped up and went after her. " Come on, Lil! You know it's gonna be great between us. If you just let me rock that hot, little body of yours, I would stop bringing it up." He said.
" I doubt that." Lilith said. She continued to walk until she reached her night stand.
" I won't have to bring it up. Once you have the Scud, you will just keep coming back for more." He said with his eyes glued to her ass as she opened the night stand drawer and bent down. " Fucking hell you got a nice ass." He muttered, making her laugh.
" Ah, you really know how to make a girl feel good about herself." Lilith said. Scud placed his hands on her hips and brought himself right against her ass. Lilith's hands paused on the joints she had made for him. " What, the fuck, is that?" She asked. Scud started to rub himself against her.
" That's me, Baby. See what you do to me?"
She stood up and felt herself swallow. He was rock hard and bigger than she thought he'd be. Scud swept her hair back a second before his mouth latched on to her neck. Lilith leaned back and closed her eyes without thinking. Her neck was her weak spot. It had a direct line to her core. He rocked them side to side and back and forth. Her breath caught as he released her skin. He bit down into her slightly then swirled his tongue around her pulse, feeling the hard beat against his tongue.
" Lilith!" Jay called out from her front door, making them both jump. Lilith spun around and pushed him away from her.
" Stop it! Get your drugs and leave the money!" Her face was red, her chest was heaving and her voice was hoarse with want...and they both knew it. The smirk on Scud's face told him just how badly she wanted him.
" How long as it been?" He asked.
" Lilith!" Jay called again.
" Just a second!" Lilith yelled as she tried to compose herself.
" Lil, how long has it been?" Scud repeated. Lilith whipped at her neck quickly, trying hard to will herself to be calm.
" What are you talking about?" She snapped.
" How long has it been since you got laid?" He asked.
" That's none of your business." She snapped again as she tried to hurry past him. Scud reacted quickly by grabbing her arm and tugging her against him.
" If you just give in to me, I swear to God I could make you weak." He whispered. To his surprise, she blushed.
" I don't doubt that." She admitted. " But I don't have time for that." She said as she gently removed her arm from his hold.
She took a deep breath to calm herself. Scud shook his head, grabbed his joints and put his money on her night stand. When he faced her again, she was walking out of her room. He sighed hard. He just needed to get his hands on her, even if it was just for one night. She was one of the hottest girls he had ever seen and the fact that she kept turning him down was driving him insane.
" So are you coming out?" Scud heard Jay asking Lilith when he reached her bedroom doorway.
" Coming out where?" He asked, making her friend frown at him.
" What were you doing in her room?" Jay snapped. Scud leaned his back against her doorframe.
" Not getting laid." Scud said as he tucked one joint behind his ear and stuff the others in his pocket. Jay frowned hard but Lilith just laughed.
" We're going to a new club. You should come." She said to him.
" Nah, not tonight. I'm going to get high and get laid." He said, pushing away from her room. " I'll catch you tomorrow, Babe." He said as he smacked her ass, making her laugh again.
" Alright, Josh. Be careful." She said.
" I will." As he walked towards her door, he spun around and grinned at her. " Miss me." He said.
" How could I not miss your sexual harassment?" She teased. Scud winked at her.
" I only sexually harass you." He said before he turned and hurried out of her apartment.
He was going to call up one of his regular girls. He needed to get laid and if Lilith wasn't going to do it, he had to find someone else too. He was hard as hell. He knew enough girls that would give it up to him but Lilith was who he really wanted. Scud couldn't understand her. He had never had to work so hard to get sex in his life. He was good in bed and he knew it. He had been with enough girls to know how to make them fall apart and there was no doubt in his mind that if Lilith would just give it up to him, she wouldn't regret it. He just had to convince her of that.
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Lilith sat on the floor of her bathroom with her elbow resting on her toilet and her palm on her forehead. She was sweating thanks to the first round of vomiting that claimed her as she woke up. Tears were flooding her vision but not from sadness. Anytime she threw up, she cried. She shook her head and reached to to flush the sickness away. Lilith swiped her hand across her mouth before pulling herself up. She walked over to the bathroom sink and stared at herself for a while, wondering why she did that to herself. She had known better but she had been caught up in what had been going on.
She didn't look any different than she did the year before but she sure felt different, more grown up. She sighed and grabbed her toothbrush. After she brushed her teeth, she stripped down and stared at herself. Was it just what was under her clothes that made him want her so much? She dropped her hands, shook her head and turned back to her tub. She reached in and kicked on the shower.
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Scud was staring into space, chewing his thumb nail as he listened to the rings of her phone. He was muttering to himself, asking her to pick up and getting annoyed when she didn't. He disconnected the call, waited a few minutes and tried again. When she still didn't answer, he slammed his phone down and swore loudly.
" Hey, Tote Boy," Whistler started. " you better get your head out of your ass tonight."
" Bite me, old man." Scud muttered as he walked away. " I'm not in the mood for it."
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Lilith wrapped her towel around her tightly before heading out of her bathroom. She was towel drying her hair. With a sigh, she grabbed her phone off the night stand and saw she had missed five calls. All from Josh. Her heart skipped a beat then went into full cardiac arrest. Jay was right, she needed to end things with him. Lilith knew why he was calling her so much. He just wanted to find out when he could come over for sex before work. Why the thought of sex with him made her body start to tingle, she knew she couldn't let him. It was time to put them to rest. They wanted differently things now. He would never accept what she wanted. She sat down on the bed and pulled his number up.
" Where are you? How are you? Are you okay? Why didn't you answer my calls?" Scud asked in a rush.
" Whoa, chill, Josh. I'm home. I'm fine. I was in the shower." She said. Was he worried about her?
" What happen last night? Was everything okay?" He was jealous. With her, he had always had a little jealous streak in him, even when they were just friends. He had always wanted all her attention, all the time. Yet another reason for her to end it with him.
" Same old same old." She said quietly.
" You sure?" Scud asked.
" Yeah. Listen, I think we need to talk. "
" About what?" He asked.
" This thing between us." Lilith said as she stared at her towel.
" What about it?" Scud asked. She closed her eyes and laid back on her bed. This was going to be harder than she had thought it was going to be.
" I think...it's time to end this."
" Why? Did you meet someone?" He asked. He was speaking just as quietly as she was.
" No."
" So do I just not do it for you anymore because you seemed to be enjoying yourself last night." He wasn't been rude. He was quiet and he wanted an honest answer. She started to rub her eyes as they burned with tears.
" It's not like that." She said. Great. He knew now that she was crying.
" Then what is it, Baby?" He asked.
" I just don't think I can do this anymore." She said with her voice shaking. Scud sighed and neither one spoke for a few minutes.
" Can we at least talk about this? Can I come over tonight? We don't have to have sex. We can talk." He said.
" I don't know, Josh." She said.
" Please, Lilith. I don't want to talk about this over the phone." She swallowed hard and started to wipe her eyes. " Oh Baby, don't cry, okay? Just tell me what's going on." She knew better than to fall for his sweetness. She knew Scud well. He just didn't want to lose his bed mate. She steadied herself and sat up again.
" Turns out, we just want different things now. We need different things." She said, proud that her voice was stronger.
" Since when? And what is that you want?" Scud asked. He sounded so sweet and so caring but she knew better.
" Since the past few weeks." Lilith said. " I just can't do this casual thing anymore." Scud sighed hard.
" I'm coming over tonight. I'll be there at seven."
" No, please. I can't see you." She said.
" I left some things there." Scud said. A stab went straight through her heart as her blood turned to ice. Of course he'd want his clothes back. He didn't have a lot there, just a few shirts and two pairs of pants.
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" Fine. Whatever. I'll be here." Lilith snapped before she disconnected their call.
Scud groaned and sank down onto his bed. He always knew this day would come, it had too. There was no way Scud would have a real relationship with her. What they were doing was the closest thing he could have to anything real with anyone. He was sure that if she was completely ending it with him, it would also mean the end of their friendship as well. Scud laid back on his head and shook his head. Fucking vampires.
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Scud walked up the stairs that lead to her apartment with his hands in his pockets. It was close to evening and he only had an hour before he had to be back to the warehouse but he wanted to make the most out of that hour. He wanted to commit her face to his memory. He wanted to hold onto the way she smelled. He wanted to hear her voice for as long as he could because he knew, there was no doubt in his mind, that this was the last time he would see her.
When he reached her door, he let himself in. There was no need to knock. She had known he was coming, plus he had a key to her place so he could come and go as he pleased. He walked in, finding his clothes folded neatly on her table. Lilith came out of her room at the same time he shut her front door. When he faced her again, she was leaning against her bedroom door frame. Neither one moved.
" I washed them all." She said.
" Thanks." Scud muttered.
" Look, there's really no need for us to talk about this. We both knew it was casual and could end at any moment." Lilith started. " I mean, we have been sleeping together for a year now, that's longer than most friends with benefits last."
" This doesn't mean we'll never talk again." Scud said.
" I think it's got the best that we don't." She said. Scud's mouth went tight as he bit back his sigh.
" I'd like to know you're okay." He commented quietly.
" Fine, you can call every once and a while, I guess." Lilith said. " You should go. Jay's coming over." Scud wanted to groan again. He didn't like her best friend. Jay was always making Lilith and their friends go to new clubs and she didn't seem to be real friendly to Scud. A part of him wondered if she was behind the break-up.
" Yeah, alright. I'll just grab my shit than, I guess." He said. She nodded and sighed before heading back into her room and shutting her bedroom door. And just like that, Scud had lost his best friend.
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Scud couldn't focus on his work later that night. The Bloodpack had arrived and everyone was walking around, getting ready to head out to look for the reapers. Scud was repairing a garlic delivery device he had made for Blade and didn't notice Reinhardt and Chupa stalking over to him. He didn't pay them any attention until the two big vampires came up on his sides.
" Hey there." Chupa said. Scud looked up at him with a frown.
" What?" He asked.
" We need you to help us." He said. Scud laughed and looked back at his work.
" Sorry, I already have a job." He said.
" This isn't the sort of job you can turn down." Reinhardt said as he stuck his hand in his pocket.
" I can turn down anything. It's a free country." Scud muttered.
" Yeah, now that is true but if you turn us down," He pulled out his phone and opened his pictures before handing it to Scud. " She will die and I'm told you visit this pretty little thing every night." Scud stared at the picture of Lilith tied to a chair. Her left arm was outstretched and being held by a man. No, not a man. A vampire who had his mouth open and his fangs resting against her skin.
" Show him the video." Chupa said with a grin.
" Oh yeah, the video. Good stuff." Reinhardt said. It took a second for him to open his videos and to get one started.
" Ask him to save you." A vampire hissed. When Lilith refused, he grabbed her hair from the back and yanked her head up. " Do it!" He hissed against her neck.
" Josh! Please help me!" She cried with giant tears running down her face.
" What did you do?" Scud whispered.
" Again!" The vampire said.
" No!" She cried. He yanked again, that time it was so hard, Scud could almost feel it. She let out a soul crushing scream as her head was ripped backwards. " Who are you! Josh!" Reinhardt ended the video and carefully looked around.
" Now, if you don't help us, or if you tell the big guy, she will be drained before you can even blink." Reinhardt snarled.
" Please tell Blade because I want to drink her so bad." Chupa hissed. " You know why?" Scud was staring at the weapon in his hands. " Should I tell him?"
" Tell him. I want to see his face." Reinhardt said. Chupa leaned down.
" Because pregnant girls have more blood than non-pregnant girls and their blood is so much sweeter." Scud looked at him quickly.
" Lilith's not pregnant." He said.
" Oh yes, she is. We can smell the baby in her. My guess is, she's only a few weeks along. The longer a human is a pregnant, the sweeter their blood is. We might just keep her alive until the baby comes, then drain her and your kid. You want to keep your bitch alive, you will help us." Reinhardt said.
" How do I know you haven't killed her already?" Scud asked. His head was spinning. Reinhardt made a dramatic sigh but started to dial some numbers into his phone. As he brought it to his ear, Chupa leaned forward.
" She reeks of you. I'm going to really love fucking you out of her." He hissed. Scud's hands tighten on his weapon as his body tensed. Chupa laughed. " Kill me and you will find her dead, cut up body in the morning."
" Yeah, put her on. He wants to talk to her." Reinhardt said. He held the phone to Scud who snatched it up.
" Josh?" Lilith's voice was tear laced and weak. He closed his eyes as relief spread through him.
" Are you okay?" He asked.
" I don't understand what's happening."
" I know, Baby. I'm sorry, I can explain everything when I..."
" That's enough." Reinhardt said as he snatched the phone away and ended the call. " There, she's alive."