okay so here we go again LOL...this is the first and only time I will put a story up on a sunday BTW lol...and for those of you looking for the sequel to my LOTR fic fallen, it will be up on tuesday...stupid holiday weekend...

CHAPTER 2

*PAST*

Eleanor walked along the streets. They seemed utterly abandoned. She was in search or her brother or her sire, she did not know. She just assumed she would find one or the other if she continued to walk. She heard footsteps behind her and stopped in her tracks. She turned around and smiled when she saw her brother standing there.

" Gangrel!"

Gangrel chuckled.

"You should not be walking the streets alone little sister."

She scoffed.

" I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself."

Gangrel was going to comment, but instead shook his head.

" Our sire sent me to find you."

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Christian sat in the kitchen, eating the remnants of a sandwich he had left there earlier. He knew Gangrel was staring at him and he smiled. He loved his vampire more than anything in the world. He nearly jumped as he felt a hand on his shoulder.

" Gangrel!"

Gangrel laughed.

" I am sorry baby. I didn't mean to scare you."

Christian watched as Gangrel sat beside him. He could tell there was something on his lover's mind.

" Gangrel, what is it?"

Gangrel sighed, then looked at his beloved.

" There is something I must tell you."

Christian nodded, not knowing if whatever his lover was going to tell him would be good or bad.

" What about?"

Gangrel swallowed hard.

" My past."

Christian took Gangrel's hand into his own.

" Do not be afraid. You can tell me anything."

Gangrel smiled and started his story.

" It was many years ago in the late 18th century. A vampire named Hammamyne had been searching the world for humans to sire so he would no longer have to face the world alone. He had wandered for many centuries before finding two humans that would fit his needs. The same night he found them, he knew he loved them and when he met them he knew they were destined for immortality. His brother, Hamaro also knew this and told Hammamyne to ask if the two truly wanted to be with him for all time. They both agreed, knowing they had not known him for long. He sired them both, in his manor on the hill."

Christian sat there listening intently. Gangrel watched as he threw the rest of his sandwich away and stood, walking to the living room. Christian followed him, seating himself beside Gangrel on the couch. Gangrel leaned back on the couch slightly.

" The newly made vampires took to their new lives well. They would feed here and there and never be caught. As time passed, they learned that they had to be very careful because of the vampire hunters. Hammamyne and Hamaro warned them that a stake through the heart could kill a vampire. The same night as this was revealed to the two young vampires, Hammamyne and Hamaro were called forth to be apart of a stakeout against the vampire hunters. Hammamyne's fledglings were still too young to participate."

Gangrel felt Christian lay his head on his chest.

" A few years later, Hamaro created his only fledgling and parted company with his brother. Hammamyne became sad and withdrawn. His male fledgling sought to comfort him and eventually became his lover. The two stayed as lovers for many years, but then the vampire hunters declared war against the vampires that opposed them. Hammamyne and Hamaro went into battle together, but only one returned."

Gangrel could feel tears coming to his eyes.

" Hammamyne had been killed at the hands of a vampire hunter and now his fledglings were alone. They wandered for years together, trying to cope with the loss of their sire. In the end, Hammamyne's former lover still lived and the other died. She had died in the same fashion as her sire. Staked and left behind."

Christian looked at his beloved. He could tell that there were tears swimming in his eyes. He wondered why Gangrel never cried around him.

" Gangrel?"

Gangrel looked at him. Christian touched his face.

" You were Hammamyne's lover, weren't you?"

Gangrel nodded.

"Yes."

Christian smiled.

" And you think I am mad at you for having someone before me?"

Gangrel nodded again. Christian shook his head.

" I cannot fault you for your past."

Gangrel smiled and held Christian to him tightly.

" There is something else."

Christian looked at him, already knowing the question.

" You want to know if I want to be like you."

Gangrel nodded slowly, hoping Christian would not be mad at him. Christian kissed him fiercely.

" Make me like you Gangrel."

TBC...