To tell you the truth, I didn't plan to write a sequel to this one, but since it got so many reviews (thank you for that btw :) ) I decided I should write two more chapters :P. Now this one won't be so directly Teslen as the old one but I hope you'll like it :). This is set just after the end scene in SFN 2 and almost one week after the previous chapter.
"Magnus this is just great." Will said, fascinated by the new Sanctuary. Granted, the old one had a very special place in his heart, but this was something else. Helen was inspired enough to keep some of the old things, like the Victorian furniture, but everything was much more technologically evolved than , there was something strange about Magnus, something Will couldn't exactly figure out what it was, but she didn't seem like herself. She looked tired, but still, very happy. As a matter of fact, she seemed a lot more happy than he had seen her in a very long while.
"Magnus what's the matter with you?" he asked, a bit worried. "I've never seen you this tired since Ashley died. But this time, it's different. If I wouldn't know better, I'd say you fell in love with someone."
"Nonsense, Will. I just... skipped sleep a few nights. I just found this new project I'm working on and well it's fascinating. I couldn't resist spending my nights working on it."
"OK, so what is this project about? Can I help with it?"
"No, I got it covered, thank you. It's about vampires. Only... a different approach."
"How different? Wait a minute. Is Tesla involved? The guy is nothing but trouble."
"Dude it's so good to have you back!" Henry called, saving Helen from answering. "Did Doc show you my lab? It's so cool. Has all this new stuff, none of the First World War crap I was forced to work with before. Nick says he loves it too, well that is when he gets into the laboratory, but oh well that's a story for another day. Care to take a tour?" Henry said these words almost without breathing and Will couldn't help a laugh. Good old Henry. At least he didn't change that much.
"I'd love to see it, man." Will said and joined Henry to the laboratory.
"Space is the only problem, since I now have to share my lab with Nick, but hey, it pays off. I hate to say it, but he is brilliant. He's been a lot of help lately."
"So Tesla is working at the Sanctuary now? I wonder how much Magnus is paying him. It figures she couldn't afford giving me a raise, I bet she pays him a lot, the guy has extremely expensive tastes."
"She didn't tell you, did she?"
"What?"
"Well you must have seen that she looks tired. She's not getting too much sleep lately. I wasn't getting too much either, good thing she realized she needs a phonically isolated bedroom."
"A what? She told me she is studying vampires, something about a new approach."
"Oh she's found a new approach alright. Sure I don't know how knowing that vampires have almost no refractory period helps the Sanctuary but hey, we both know she needed someone and Nick... he's not that bad if you get to know him."
"Are you telling me they got together?"
"I am telling you they're spending the whole night having sex. Very loudly, but as I said, they phonically isolated their bedroom so we're fine now."
"Damn. I don't know if I will be able to get used to it too soon." Will said. "You know me and Tesla... we don't get along so well."
"Trust me, I know, but as I said, the Doc was right. He's an acquired taste."
"Yeah, only I didn't expect she'd acquire him that much."
"Well, Junior, let's just say I knew how to get in her good books. It's all about experience, mostly. But of course, you're just a child, you couldn't understand that."
"It's good to see you too, Tesla." Will spat out. "For your information, I have enough experience, thank you."
"Right. Because convincing an FBI agent that is...what? 28 years old? ...is completely the same thing with convincing the Ice Queen herself, aka Helen Magnus."
"Does she know you're calling her like that?"
"Called. Past tense. I have other nicknames for her now. Although I have to admit she's a lot more creative than I am when it comes to this."
"Great. At least I get my revenge on the huggybear thing. What does she call you, Tesla?"
"Sorry, Zimmy, you don't get any revenge. Huggybear is kinda stupid, but stud rocket... well you gotta admit, it has a certain ring to it."
"He's just made that up. Please tell me he just made that up. I can't see Magnus calling anyone..."
"Only partly, Will. To be honest, that's the idea, but it's a lot less censored than this one." Helen said, entering the laboratory. "Niko, I thought I told you not to tell the children details about us." She said as she walked to him and slapped him over his behind. "You'll pay for this tonight."
"That sounds interesting." Nikola whispered. "You promised me cuffs last time." His tone was lower than usual and so sexy Helen's knees almost melted. Damn. He could do things with his voice, things that other men hadn't achieved in a million years using a lot more than their voices, and she still hadn't got used to it.
"I think I still have some titanium webbing straps. I think they're gonna hold."
"Titanium? That's not fair."
"Actually, Nikola, you being a vampire is not fair. You're... exhausting to say the least."
"I am, aren't I?" He licked her neck up, while his hands were drawing little circles on her waist, causing her to breathe carried out the process until her knees got weak and she let herself fall into his arms, as he bit gently on her pulse point, his eyes filled with hunger and lust. Dangerous. A little too dangerous, but she was so willing to take the chance.
"Ah, for God's sake, get a room you two!" Will shouted, loud enough to cover Helen's panting. "Is it this bad every time?" He asked Henry, praying for a negative answer.
"What, this? Oh no, this is tame." Henry laughed. "You know, we have a pool, a lot bigger than the old one, but I'd advise you to keep away from it, or at least knock. Although the knocking part didn't help me last time, but hey, you can try."
"Relax, we're locking ourselves in now. We've learnt our lesson, Mr. animal print." Nikola grunted under his teeth. "You were such a turnoff."
"Erica liked them, for your information, Nikki."
"I am not Erica, for your information, wolf boy."
"Nikola! Play nicely." Helen warned him, but only earned herself a lusty smile. "Why? You like me being naughty. And rough."
"Like it can be other way with you."
"It can and you know it."
"Yeah when you're using your fin-anyway enough talking. I have to go now, something came up and I came here to ask your help."
"My help only or the children's too?"
"Oh I think you're more than fit for the job."
"Your place or mine?"
"You don't have a place, Nikola. I told you, I didn't see any point in preparing you a bedroom."
"Oh but I do have a place, Helen. Henry weren't you going to show Will the rest of the house?"
"I was?" Henry asked but he figured it out when he saw Nikola's look. "Right, I was. OK, this way, Will. And we'd better take our sweet time with the tour if we want to have somewhere to work afterwards."
"Subtle, Nikola, extremely subtle." Helen laughed when they were left alone.
"Thank you my love. Shall we begin?" Nikola asked with a smirk.
"You did not steal that line from me." Helen replied on a warning tone. "Tell me you didn't or..."She wasn't able to finish her sentence, because he crushed his lips to hers and proceeded devouring her mouth while his tongue was desperately tring to gain entrance. The kiss that followed almost let her breathless, and the touch of his hot lips on her neck afterwards was enough to make her insides tighten.
"Just... don't break anything this time, alright? I am paying enough for the equipment."she managed to say, panting hard against his neck.
"Will try." Nikola replied automatically as he couldn't help a smirk. After all, why promise he wouldn't break anything when those test tubes could have been used in so many ways... And he was going to calm her down anyway. Well, at least he was going to stop her being angry on him. His dictionary didn't quite have words like calm, subtle or quietly...