Warnings: THIS CHAPTER – Dub and Non Con Elements. Kidnapping and Torture.

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Blood, Lust and Magic

Blood Chapter Ten

Kurt's curled up against him and offering up more power than he's ever dreamed was possible and there's another Familiar in the room. Oh god Trixie what have you done now?

He'd heard stories about Broken Familiars having seizures if they were exposed to other Familiars before the bond had a chance to really develop, it was one reason they were keep isolated during the bonding process.

"Dave, I'm sorry," and the dizzy blonde's throwing herself at him, he barely catches her in time. "I know I shouldn't be here but I've been out of town teaching and then I flew back and when I touched down they told me two more Familiars have gone missing," and she bursts straight into tears.

Master knows her and was angry with her but now Master is upset at what she has told Master. What news would upset Master so much? He continues to offer as much power as he can so Master will still want him.

Holding the sobbing Familiar Dave thinks it over, shit two more Familiars have just been kidnapped and are gonna go through the same hell Kurt did. Rubbing Trixie's back he rocks her slightly, she's admitted in a moment of weakness that the thought of being Broken is the thing that scares her the most, and she's seen some weird shit as a combat Familiar. She desperately wants a Wizard she can bond to permanently and she's so damn easy going. There's just one problem.

Her libido.

Damn the woman went through lovers so quickly, the only reason they got on so well is because he's gay and not interested, hadn't stopped her trying a few times. On reflection fleeing his own hotel room in just his boxers yelling "NO!" was a bit extreme but it seemed to have done the trick.

"Oh Trixie, I'm so sorry," he tells her and pats her shoulder.

"They were new, just out of high school," she trembles in his arms. "They weren't even tagged," and he closes his eyes, the chance of tracking them was pretty much zero now. Nearly all Familiars agreed to be tagged so they could be tracked if they went missing, and the tag was drilled into the bone in their necks, it made removing it very difficult. Since the tagging started no tagged Familiar had been taken, except once, she'd been tracked within two hours and the Wizard busted and thrown into jail.

"Why weren't they tagged?" He's horrified any Familiar went around untagged and glances over at Kurt who's outwardly blank, he has to get Kurt tagged as soon as Kurt's up to the procedure.

"They turned it down, they'd only just passed their last exam to become fully fledged Familiars," she's calming down but she's still really shaken.

"Oh god," he mutters and continues to rub her back knowing there's nothing he can say to make this nightmare better.

Master is very upset and has looked at him and that feeling is back like a shield over him. He holds the power ready for Master and tries to see off his rival. She might be in Master's lap and being held but she is not male, he has an edge over her.

"Why can't I find a Wizard?" She wails at him.

"Trixie we both know one man isn't going to satisfy you, you do tend to jump into bed at the drop of a hat," and that might be it, he has a moment of sheer fucking brilliance, "So why don't you go for a female Wizard, I know they're rare, or another gay Wizard?"

"What?" Shocked she stares at him in surprise, "I don't understand."

"Think about it, you'd have a strong steady, platonic, working relationship with your Wizard, and your social life is your own," he tries to explain. "You'd have the bond, and the tracking device and I know damn well you can throw a strong persistent beacon in the air so we can zero in on you," it's one of the few spells Familiars can cast.

She sits there thinking about it and then nods, "Yes, that could work, oh my god Dave you're the best," she hugs him, hard, and then kisses his cheek, "Now how many female Wizards do you know and what about the gay Wizards?"

"Can't you check the records woman," he grouses, "Jesus I just came up with an almost foolproof plan for you, get off your lazy ass and go do something with it."

Rolling her eyes she shrugs, "But you're such a big strong man can't you do it for me?" She mock simpers.

"No," he grunts and shoos his hands at her.

To his shock she moves and hugs Kurt, oh shit that could go very wrong, "Thank you Kurt," she ruffles the man's hair, "You're one very lucky Familiar, you take good care of Dave, and I know he's gonna take good care of you," she kisses the other Familiar on the cheek and then flits back out of the room.

That was strange; the other Familiar did not try to vie for Master's favour. She spoke to Master and Master gave her advice, perhaps she was not a serious rival for Master. He lets the power inside him fade and rest.

He tries to think back to the words they spoke but it is hard for him to listen to the others who are not Master. Some days are easier than others. Master gave her advice on finding her own Master, so now she owes Master a big favour, and if she is a good Familiar her new Master would look favourably on his Master.

And she had wanted him to look after Master, and said Master would look after him, which Master was already doing.

There was more going on than he understands and his head hurts when he tries to think so he lets it go, Master will understand and that is all that matters.

The power being offered is gone, and Dave breathes a big sigh of relief, at least Kurt didn't do anything drastic to Trixie and any good mood he had is now gone, Santana should be here soon, and he can talk about Kurt's sexual needs and also about the two missing Familiars.

Laying back he pulls Kurt into his arms and stares at the ceiling trying to think of nothing at all.

Master is still upset. Master is no longer interested, but Master was interested until the other Familiar came in and told him the upsetting news. He lies in Master's arms and enjoys the feel of Master holding him.

A swirl at the door and he tilts his head, this time it is an Empath, it is the one from the Before time.

"Dave you lump get up," Santana strides in like she owns the place and he can't help smiling at her. Stopping she assesses him, "What happened? Is it Kurt?"

"Nope, he's actually fine," he holds his hand out and she walks over, when she takes his hand he thinks about what's happened and brings her up to speed quickly. There really are benefits to her being empathic one of them being he can relay his memories; it saves time and misunderstandings, sometimes.

Master is opening his mind to the Empath and he panics, she could hurt Master, but she tilts her head and 'watches' what Master shows her, and so does he. Oh the Familiar did want a Master but was unsure how to find one like his Master, yes he did miss much of that conversation, he must pay more attention to Master.

And Master was very impressed with how much power he could bring, so now Master will want him more, he must have done very well and Master will gain much from him.

Hmm and the other magic user wanted Master to join them, an alliance was offered.

A/N: Sorry for any and all mistakes, I've tried to catch those I could, but I'm only human.