Disclaimer: Obviously borrowing characters from Bram Stoker and NBC's Dracula.


"Thank you!" A cheerful blonde says graciously, momentarily struggling to balance her purse, cell phone, and recently purchased handful of daisies. Her phone is buzzing, and she fumbles to answer it with full hands. "Yeah, hi, hello?" She half laughs into the phone. She often wondered why all those years in finishing school hadn't paid off, her grace was comparable to a golden retriever puppy. Finishing school was way over one hundred years ago, she reminded herself. "I'm almost there, I promise!"

The voice on the other end only laughs, then hangs up, leaving Lucy to navigate her way through the busy Atlantan neighborhood. A herd of vehicles cruise by, sending the warm air whirling around her. The sounds of the city pulsate in her ears, pedestrians chattering on their cell phones or to each other. Turning the corner, she hears a school bell ring, casting out a mass of screaming children sprinting to meet their parents. Lucy can only laugh as the youngest children practically trip over themselves in excitement. Continuing along, she finally reaches the park. She watches the older teens shout and holler as they play basketball on the park's court, their energy palpable in the spring air, the liveliness matching the greenery that surrounds her.

"There you are!" Lucy greets, relieved to finally reach her destination. She sits on the park bench, removing her light pink cardigan. "It's so nice out today, yeah? Oh, these are for you."

Mina takes the daisies, smelling them and smiling. "You certainly know how to make a girl's day, don't you?"

"Well, I try," Lucy grinned, leaning forward to plant a kiss on Mina's lips. "You want to hear something funny?"

"Absolutely!" Mina happily replied.

Lucy smiled widely. "Two words. Finishing. School." Mina burst into a fit of giggles as a rush of foolish memories swarmed back. Almost as if she could read the brunette's thoughts, Lucy spoke through a light laughter, "Darling, remember when Miss Abbott got so incredibly angry at me because I coerced you into missing our dining etiquette lesson? At that point, I was so fed up with her uptight ass, I couldn't bear another lesson. Quite the wench she was."

Hitting her playfully on the arm, Mina grinned, "You were such the rascal, I don't know if I could blame her!"

"Oh, you loved it. Those others girls were dreadfully boring, you were lucky to have me to rescue from that nonsense," Lucy reasoned, a crooked smile on her face. She slid closer to the girl, wrapping her arm slyly around the brunette's shoulder. "I'm like your knight in shining armor."

Nuzzling closer, Mina gazed up into Lucy's bright green eyes, falling in love with her for the thousandth time. "And I yours. And... as much as I hate to ruin our walk down memory lane, dear, it's time for your serum." Lucy groaned, rolling her eyes and nodding her head. She complied when Mina handed her a silver water bottle, knowing what the contents were.

Approximately 14 years after Mina was turned, she did it. She had perfected the serum. It took many trial methods, often resulting in self testing to Lucy's dismay, but she had succeeded. She had taken Van Helsing's original formula, modifying it to last longer and to be administered in a less painful manner. After manipulating elements of the original formula, Mina was able to produce a serum that could be ingested with fresh, warm blood. Lucy never fully understood the science of it all, but her concerns drifted the first morning she was able to feel the sun upon her pale cheeks all those years ago. Mina hadn't been greedy with the formula, and offered it to Grayson, who truly desired the sun more than any other. Since then, the serum had been replicated and further modified with modern technology becoming the world's greatest kept "cure". In reality, the serum was not a cure, but an opportunity for their kind to live in the light. After ingesting the serum, one would be able to safe in sun exposure for approximately 48 hours. Mina and Lucy, much like others, erred on the side of caution, taking the serum nearly every day. Lucy drank the entire contents of the bottle, a grimace appearing on her face. "Mina, it's been decades since you invented this. Can you not make it taste better?" She cried, sticking her tongue out in disgust.

Mina laughed lightly, "A moment's nastiness for hours of pleasure? I think you'll live."

A slow, mischievious smirk formed on Lucy's lips. "Speaking of hours of pleasure," she paused to admire Mina's immediate blush, grinning devilishly as she continued, "I do hope the lab isn't planning on keeping you long, I was hoping you'd accompany me to dinner tonight?"

"Hmm, I think I can make a few excuses in lieu of our anniversary," Mina smiled playfully, leaning close to the blonde. "Can you believe it's been this long?"

Sighing with a small chuckle, Lucy responded, "Yes, I'm surprised I haven't driven you mad after all these years."

"Madly in love," Mina giggled at her own poor joke, earning a pinch from Lucy. "But, really. Lucy, we've done so much together these past decades. We've seen the world change drastically! If you would have told me at the turn of the 20th century I would own in iPhone in 2014, I would have thought you insane. I've been a doctor in nearly every war, and you, a nurse. We've seen automobiles go from wind up jalopies to sleek, energy efficient vehicles. We've witnessed the world change with computers and modern medicine. We've traveled to nearly every corner of the globe, from the world's biggest cities to the most remote villages. We have had many failures, but so many successes. We've helped people, volunteered, saved people's lives, albeit, not without taking lives as well. But, Lucy, all those years ago, I said you would be giving me life and love, and... you have. For me, none of this would have ever been imaginable or possible without you."

"And none of it bearable without you by my side," Lucy added, gazing lovingly into Mina's steely blue eyes. "We have seen a great many terrible things, my love. The wars, the deaths, the immorality of man, and the hunger of our kind," she paused, taking the doctor's cheek in her hand. "There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights. My light. And you will be for the decades and centuries that come. I promise to always give you love, for you've given me life." She ended her statement by pressing a soft and tender kiss to Mina's lips. When she broke away, she noted a shed tear trailing down Mina's cheek. Wiping it with the pad of her thumb, Lucy grinned teasingly, "Don't get all soft on me now, darling, not after over 100 years together."

"To the next one hundred then, my dear Lucy," Mina whispered gently, smiling as she connected their lips once more.


A/N: Hope you liked my two-shot. It was something I couldn't really get out of my mind. Please let me know what you think in reviews! Thanks for reading! :)

P.S. Can anyone spot the original quote I borrowed from Bram Stoker's Dracula? :P