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The Hunted
Chapter 7: Waiting for Death
Tanya sat in her room, in front of her vanity. She looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her skin was not as pale as it had been before. She always felt hot, due to her change in body temperature. After having a very cool almost freezing temperature for 400 years, it feels kind of weird to be warm. Her eyes were colder then she remembered them ever being. Her hair has returned to it's original state. It was dark red and went down past her shoulders. A hair style she had not seen since she had awoken 5 years prior. She eyes the mark left on her shoulder from when Lucian had bit her over a week before. She had stayed in her room the last three days, keeping her obvious depression to herself. Closing her eyes as the tears silently slid down her cheeks. She let out a sob and placed her head in her hands, sobbing into them. She felt so weak. She was not used to crying. For she hadn't cried in over 200 years.
A knock on her bedroom door made her lift her head up from her hands,"What?"She yelled, bothering to hide the emotional state she was in.
"Tanya dear, are you alright?"Her mother's voice asked, clearly concerned for her.
"Yes, now go away,"She snapped, wiping her eyes and cheeks only to have them wet again by more tears.
Tenashiya sighed and walked away from her door. Tanya wiped her eyes again and gazed at her reflection in the mirror. Her eyes narrowed and she growled, wheeling her fist back and punching the mirror with all the strength she could muster in her weakened state. The mirror shattered at the force of her punch. Tanya's hand fell to her side. Glass embedded itself in her knuckled, causing blood to drip onto the grey carpet staining it. She suddenly felt light headed. She laid down on her bed and fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.
Selene sat perched on top of a tall building with another death dealer named ebony. The moonlight made Ebony's white hair shine brightly, making her look illuminated. It made her look quite creepy. They were part of a surveillance team. She had learned that these death dealers had more class then the ones she had known. They only went on raids when need be, not for the principle of it. There were four of them. Selene, Ebony, Dawn and Morrigan. It was funny, she had black hair while they all had blonde hair, or in Ebony's case white. Selene hadn't been feeling well all morning, but she dismissed it as lack of blood to drink. Besides, it wasn't all that important. The lycans were careless, and it was too easy yo get clear photographs of them. They knew exactly what most of them looked like. Selene recalled her meeting with Tynan the night before. He had been accepted by the lycans, except he needed to earn their trust. A hard and slow task. Still, he was doing well and no one could tell that he was a spy for the vampyres.
"Selene,"Ebony hissed grabbing a hold of the older vampyres arm roughly, causing her to shake out of her daze and pay attention.
Ebony was a younger vampyre. Much younger then Selene herself, but she seemed to know a lot more about all this then she did. Ebony was no idiot, she knew what other people thought of her. Mostly they hated the death dealer captain. But truthfully, all she did was follow orders.
"What?"She hissed back.
"Look, down there,"She said pointing to the ground.
Selene looked to the spot her commander pointed to,"I don't see anything strange,"She remarked.
Ebony let out a frustrated sigh,"That's Ginger Fitzgerald down there. She is the leader of the lycan clan here. Well, at least she used to be before Lucian showed up."
Selene observed the red haired girl, as she walked the streets below amongst the humans. She had a certain air about her that made you want to back away. Selene suddenly felt light headed and she looked up, away from the bright lights of the street below. She closed her eyes tightly.
"You alright Selene? You look rather pinky,"Ebony asked, concerned her fellow death dealer. It was moments like these that Ebony dropped her tough facade and let her not so lost human emotions show.
Selene nodded when the light handedness dissipated,"Yes, I'm fine."
"I think I should take you back to the mansion,"Ebony stated standing up from her crouch on the rooftop.
Selene shook her head in protest,"No, no, I'm fine."
Ebony narrowed her eyes,"No you're not. I'm taking you back to the mansion whether you like it or not. Nothing is happening to anyone under my command. It would make me look bad. Besides, I could get demoted."
Selene sighed, giving into the persistence f her commanding officer. Ebony helped Selene stand up and headed back to the mansion. They hadn't even made it off of the rooftop when Selene's legs gave out from underneath her and she fell to the ground. Ebony knelt next to Selene who had fallen into unconsciousness. She placed a hand on Selene's forehead. It was incredibly hot, almost burning her hand.
She picked up her cell phone and pressed the number one on speed dial. It rang for a while before someone answered,"Sy, we have a situation here, I need assistance..."
Ginger sat on the couch in the main area of the den. The men around her did not trust her. Damn male lycans. It pissed her off. Lucian, Bridgette and Stella, were the only ones on her side. With a frustrated sigh, she turned off the Tv, throwing the remote to the other side of the couch.
Lucian laughed from the doorway,"Don't worry. They'll trust you in time,"He said sitting down next to her.
"They already trust the new guy more then me,"She said bitterly referring to Tynan.
Lucian thought for a moment,"We could make them scared of you. Scared to cross your path. Scared to mess with in,"He said grinned,"That's always easy."
"How do you expect me to do that?"She asked, raising an eyebrow, and crossing her arms over her chest.
"Well..."He trailed off still grinning.
Ginger tilted her head to the side. It was an obvious lycan trait,"What?"
Lucian pressed his lips against hers, surprising the young female lycan. She closed her eyes kissing him back. She smiled wickedly into the kiss, pressing her body against his,'This will make them think of me differently for sure. It's so worth it,'She thought.
Michael arrived back at the mansion around 3:30 am. He yawned tiredly, walking up the stairs to his room. It had been a long night. He opened the door quietly in case Selene was sleeping. She seemed to be doing that a lot more lately. He looked around the room and found no trace of Selene. He turned around and walked down the hall a bit. He wanted to find Selene. Sophia walked past him carrying a tray with a bottle of blood and a raw steak which was on a silver platter on top of it.
"Sophia,"Michael called,"Have you seen Selene?"
Sophia shook her head,"Not recently. Last time I saw her, Ebony took her on a mission with Dawn and Morrigan."
Michael nodded, relaxing some what,"Thanks Sophia."
She smiled,"No problem,"She said continuing down the hall, humming to herself.
Michael continued to walk the hallway, going back to his room. He was relieved that Selene was just out on a mission. He walked back into his room and sat down tiredly on the chair. He felt really tired and he slowly started to doze off. He couldn't have been asleep for more then five minutes when a loud knock on the door, jolted him and his senses awake. More alert, he got up and walked to the door. He opened th door. Lestat stood there looking back at him.
"What do you want?"He growled. He didn't like Lestat. He was too close to his mate. He didn't trust Lestat at all.
"It's Selene,"Lestat told him, not backing down from Michael's hostile attitude. He was not intimidated by the hybrid.
Michael lost all hostility towards the male vampyre,"What happened,"He asked, concern and worry etched on his face.
"She passed out on her mission. She was brought to the med bay a couple of hours ago,"He explained.
Michael's eyes narrowed,"And on one thought to tell me?"He growled.
Lestat glared at him,"Well I just did. We don't know what's wrong with her though. Not yet at least. I think."
Michael pushed past him and ran down the stairs to the med bay. He ran through the bright, white halls. Suddenly someone grabbed his arm and pulled him to the side. Michael growled at him, barring his teeth. He was worried about Selene, and he was not about to be stopped by anybody.
"Whoa,"Sy said,"Slow down my friend. You're going to hurt somebody with how fast you were going."
"I've got to see Selene,"He growled trying to pull away from him, but to no avail.
"Easy there. She's perfectly fine,"He assured Michael, causing the hybrid to relax. Sy smiled,"She's resting,"He said quietly.
Michael let out a sigh of relief,"That's good. Do you know what's wrong with her?"He asked, nervously rubbing his neck. He was a little embarrassed about his irrational thinking.
Sy nodded,"Yes I do."
"What's wrong with her then?"
"I think it's best that we go in my office so you can sit down,"Sy said gesturing to the room behind him.
Michael nodded and followed Sy into the office, sitting down on the chair in front of the large desk. Sy closed the door gently and walked over to his desk. Sy closed the door and walked over to his desk, sitting down on the chair behind it. Folding his hands on top of the desk.
"Now what's wrong with Selene?"He demanded growing impatient. The waiting was killing him.
"Well it could be considered both bad news and good news. It depends on how you look at it,"Sy explained.
"Cut the crap,"Michael replied, extremely annoyed,"I demand to know what's wrong with Selene."
Sy pushed his glasses up higher on the bridge of his nose,"Well Michael, according to or tests. Selene is pregnant."
Michael blinked, processing the information. He was shocked. Biting his bottom lip he looked at his feet. He felt ashamed of himself.
Sy gave him a sympathetic smile,"It's alright. These things happen sometimes. We have no control over it."
"Does she know?"He asked looking up at the vampyric doctor.
He shook his head,"No."
"Why not?"Michael asked narrowing his eyes. He was starting to get a little pissed off by the fact that no one had told Selene of her condition yet.
"She needs to rest. I was going to tell her when she woke up again.,"Sy explained, justifying his reasons for not telling her.
"Can I see her?"
Sy nodded,"Of course,"He said rising from his seat,"I'll take you there."
He nodded and followed Sy down the white and sterile hallways. They stopped at a door labeled B16. Sy opened the door and nodded him inside, indicating that this was the room he had placed Selene in.
Selene laid on the bed. Her black hair sprawled out contrasting with the while pillow. Her skin had more colour then it did before. She looked so peaceful just lying there. Michael walked over to the bed. He brushed some stray strands of hair from her face his fingers brushing her skin. It was warmer then usual.
Michael turned to Sy,"Why is she so warm and not so pale?"He asked concerned for his mate.
Sy smiled,"I believe it has something to do with your lycan genes,"Sy explained,"It's the only logical conclusion I can come up with since vampyre pregnancies usually don't change anything about their mother."
Michael nodded and turned back to Selene. He sat down on the chair next to her bed. He smiled placing a hand on her stomach in awe of what was growing inside her. Their child.
Sy smiled,"I'll leave you two alone,"He said closing the door quietly, so not to wake Selene.
Michael smiled and ran his other hand gently down the side of her face. She stirred and slowly opened her eyes. The brightness of the room caused her to close her eyes again almost instantly. Michael stood up and dimmed the lights for her. She opened her eyes again, her gaze fixed on Michael.
"What are you doing here?"She asked softly as she sat up on the bed.
"I wanted to see if you were ok."
She smiled softly not bothered by the normally irritating question,"I'm fine,"She said moving to get up, but a wave of dizziness washed over her, causing her to lie back down,"What's wrong with me Michael? I feel dizzy,"She said cupping her face in her hands.
He walked over to her and sat down on the bed next to her, wrapping his arm over her shoulder. He kissed her temple,"You're going to be just fine."
"Michael,"She said a little harsher then she meant to,"Don't beat around the bush with me. What is wrong with me?"She demanded.
He smiled,"Selene,"He said placing a hand on her stomach and tuck her hair behind her ear,"Selene, we're going to have a baby."
Selene blinked,"What?"She asked, checking to see if she had heard him correctly.
"You're pregnant Selene,"He told her quietly, his voice gentle.
She shook her head in disbelief,"No I'm not. Am I?"
"Yes you are,"He assured her,"Why would I lie to you? Especially about something like this."
Tears welled up in Selene's eyes and she turned into Michael's arms crying into his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her offering comfort.
"What's wrong?"He asked, concern showing in his eyes.
"How can this happen? I'm not ready to have a baby. Not in the middle of this war,"She sobbed, breaking down.
Michael ran his hand up and down her back soothing her sobs,"I's going to be ok. Nothing will happen. I'll protect you,"He said kissing her cheek.
Ginger sat in her room, a cigarette pressed between her lips. She was thinking about other ways to get the pack to listen to her. Her new found relationship with Lucian seemed to be the perfect way. Not only was it foolproof, it was good for the both of them.
"Ginge,"Bridgette called to her sister as she opened the door peering into the room.
"What is it B?"Ginger replied, not taking her eyes off the wall she was currently starring at.
"You seemed quiet at dinner. You ok?"She asked concerned for her older sister.
"I'm fine B. I just wasn't in the mood for talking to Pam,"She responded snuffing out her cigarette,"I'd rather just go live with the other lycans anyway."
Bridgette nodded,"He's not hurting you is her?"She asked referring to her sister's relationship with the lycan leader, Lucian. She looked down at her feet shifting them nervously.
Ginger glared at her,"No he's not. I don't need your concern alright. I can take care of myself, thank you very much,"She snapped.
Bridgette bit her bottom lip,"Sorry,"She said glumly shuffling her way out of the room.
Ginger rolled her eyes,"Sometimes, I hate having a little sister,"She told herself.
Tanya woke from her slumber at the feeling of someone watching her. She sat up quickly and her eyes quickly scanned the room. Her eyes turned to the open door. Lestat stood there, watching her. A smile on his face.
"'What do you want?"She asked rudely, not very happy about being disturbed in such a manner.
Lestat closed the door walking over to the bed, sitting down next to her. He kissed her quickly on the lips,"Just came to see my sister,"She said.
Tanya rolled her eyes,"I highly doubt that."
"Well, I also came to tell you some new information I just heard."
Tanya fell back onto the bed,"Who cares. Just leave me to die in peace."
He frowned,"You're not going to die."
She sighed,"Fine. Just tell me so you'll leave me alone."
Lestat shook his head disapprovingly at his sister's behavior,"Selene's pregnant."
Tanya sat up instantly,"Say what now,"She said quickly.
"I said Selene is pregnant. It will be the first ever born hybrid child,"He repeated.
Tanya fell back onto the bed, sinking into her many pillows,"Great, more shit to load onto my already short time left."
"Stop talking like that,"He growled.
"Why?"
"'Cause you're not going to die. Dammit Tanya, if you believe you're going to die, then you will yourself to die and dammit you're not leaving me,"He yelled.
Tanya sighed,"Fine,"She said getting out of bed and running her fingers through her hair, sitting down at her vanity looking at herself in what was left of the glass mirror.,"So how far along is she?"She asked fluffing her hair up.
"About two weeks,"Lestat said walking up behind her.
"Figures,"She said rolling her eyes,"When I'm on my..."
"Stop talking about you dying. It's so fucking annoying."
She sighed,"Fine,"She said running her brush through her long dark hair,"Now get out. I'm going to have a shower."
Lestat chuckled crossing his arms over his chest,"You don't have anything I haven't seen before dear sister."
She backhanded his arm,"You're not seeing me naked."
"Oh, and this is coming from the twin sister I had baths with till we were 15."
"That sounded so wrong,"Tanya said walking to her closet.
"Hey it's true."
Tanya shook her head,"Yeah I know,"She replied,"It's not the time to discuss such matters. Now get out of my room you perv,"She said pushing him out into the hallway, closing the door in his face.
She shook her head and locked the door. She untied the back of her tie up tube top as she walked to her bathroom. Closing the door, she threw her top on the floor before adjusting the water temperature. With a sigh she removed the rest of her clothing and stepped underneath the warm spray of water. Tanya closed her eyes, feeling the hot water wash over her face. A sudden burst of pain rushed through her body causing her to let out a sharp hiss, as she leaned forward, resting her hands on the wall in front of her.
"What the fuck is wrong with me,"She growled through gritted teeth.
Michael laid on his bed, with Selene's head resting on his chest. She was in a deep sleep. The whole experience of finding out she was pregnant had left her emotionally and physically drained. He gently lifted her off of him, so as not to wake her as he got out of bed. He was wide awake and he was getting bored just lying there. With a sigh he left the room, quietly closing the door behind him. Once again he found himself wandering the halls of the mansion aimlessly. He walked into a secluded hallway with only seven rooms. He had never been in this part of the mansion before. It was lavishly decorated. A large portrait of a female ancient Egyptian vampyre, who wore clothes similar to Tenashiya only it was littered with turquoise jewels, hung above the door he had just entered. He shuddered and turned away from the portrait. Above the double doors at the end of the hall was a portrait of Tenashiya sitting down with Tyris standing behind her, with his hands on her shoulders. The first door to the left of that one has a portrait of Lestat above it. The one across from it has Tanya's portrait above it. The door next to Lestat's has Natashiya's portrait and above the door next to it was Claudia's.
Michael shook his head,"This must be their bedrooms,"He muttered to himself.
"What are you doing in here,"Tanya hissed quietly from her now open doorway.
Michael shrugged,"I don't know,"He whispered.
Tanya grabbed his arm and pulled him into her room, closing the door quickly. She turned around and smacked him,"Are you fucking stupid?"She snarled.
Michael rubbed his cheek where she had slapped him,"No, Why did you pull me in here?"
"This area is off limit to everybody but us and whoever we call in here,"Tanya said opening her bedroom curtains, letting the sun pour in.
"Why?"
"This is our sleeping area. We are most vulnerable when we sleep. I'm amazed you didn't trip the sensors in the floor."
Michael nodded in understanding,"So whoever's portrait is above the door, is whose room it is?"
Tanya nodded,"Yes."
"Whose was that above the door to this hallway?"
She smiled,"That was my father's sire. His dark mother. She is the reason we are royalty. Akasha. Queen of all who are damned."
"Where is she now?"
"Asleep. She is not meant for this modern world. She think's human and lycans are animals. She'd reek havoc, especially amongst mortals. She's blood thirsty, vicious and feels that vampyres are the superior species. It's safer to keep her in hibernation."
He nodded,"I see. How long has she been asleep for?"
"Over 1000 years,"Tanya replied.
Michael nodded,"No wonder."
Tanya closed the black see-through curtains around her bed,"So I heard that you knocked Selene up."
"Excuse me?"He asked.
Tanya rolled her eyes,"She's pregnant."
He nodded,"Yes she is."
She smiled,"That's good,"Her smile fell,"But that's also bad."
Michael's head perked up at that last part,"How is that bad?"
"Well Michael,"She said sitting down on the chair in front of her vanity,"Do you know anything about vampyre pregnancies?"She asked.
Michael shook his head,"No."
"Well, not many vampyres survive giving birth. Strong ones like me, my sister and of course my mother don't have to worry about that."
"So you're saying Selene could die?"
She nodded,"Yes. The likelihood of it has gone down since she drank my father's blood, but the risk is still there."
"What else can you tell me?"
"Well not much is to be told as of yet. With the obvious changes in Selene already, your child is probably a hybrid. Just like you. So, we don't know much. It will probably put a strain on her."
"So what am I supposed to do?"
She shrugged,"I don't know. Pretty much the only thing you can do is protect her. She'll become weak, tired and probably very skinny."
"And how will I protect her?"
"It will come naturally. Trust me,"She said placing a hand on his shoulder,"You're more dangerous now then you were before."
"How so?"
"You'll be outwardly hostile to most of the other men and anyone and I mean absolutely everyone, who poses as a threat to Selene, you will attack."
"Really?"
"Yes, and it will get worse when the child is actually born. But it won't be just you. If Selene survives, she'll be worse then you. Maternal instincts are stronger then paternal instincts."
"Like Natashiya?"
"Yes. My sister is very protective. But that has dissipated some, since Claudia has grown. But not much. Claudia is weaker then all the other vampyres because she is half human. It's easy to kill and injure her. Which is why she's usually the lycan's target."
Michael nodded,"I understand."
"Anymore questions?"She asked before stifling a yawn.
Michael shook his head,"No."
"Good,"She said rising from her chair,"Now you must go. I am in need of rest."
"Alright. Bye Tanya,"He said opening the door to leave.
"Bye Michael."
When he left, he looked up at the portrait of Akasha one last time, as he left the sleeping quarters of the vampyre royals. It creeped him out. He couldn't help but notice the changes in Tanya's scent and complexion.
Tanya sat on her bed, starring at the large scar on her shoulder where Lucian had bit her. It had healed fast. She laid down on her bed, starring at the ceiling through the see-through curtains. It was ironic how this happened to her. The princess. General of the death dealers. Waiting to dies was a bittersweet punishment.
AN: This chapter was long. My exams are over so I'm relieved. Chapter 8 is finished and should be up either later today or Sunday. Most likely Sunday since I'm lazy.
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Aramina: I saw it by myself the first time so no one even tried. Not even the second time I saw it with my friend and my mom. Lol. Selene drank his blood so she could be stronger and be able to be out in the sunlight. So she's not at a disadvantage. This chapter answers the question to your last review. Hehe.
