Elena was in the bedroom cleaning Sportacus's wounds. She felt so bad for him she couldn't even imagine what happened to him. She was holding back her tears. She couldn't imagine vampires, but here they were. Or at least 'she.' Loquia. How was she going to get past that? Would she have to be killed? She was so confused.
Something happened when she called her Lolo. For some reason it struck a chord. Maybe that could be some leverage. Could she kill her? Could she allow her to be killed? It was causing a lot of distress mentally. She looked at Sportacus. Loquia had done this to him. She'd hurt him. It was not Sportacus and yet it was. This was going to mess with her head for a while. She looked at him.
Sportacus, knocked down and held captive for a month. His Elena slaughtered in front of him, Robbie a vampire. This was too much to take in. She had to take things as they came for the time being.
She had to concentrate on what she was doing. Each wound she cleaned, she bandaged after. She worked her way up to his neck. She leaned down and kissed his head. He started to stir. She grabbed an apple off the night stand. As he moaned she touched his face. He opened his eyes and looked at her.
"Here. Take a bite." She put the apple close to his mouth and he bit. And he took another and another, devouring it.
He looked at her with hope and helplessness. "Elena?"
"Yes." She reached over and grabbed a water bottle and put it to his lips as he slowly sat up.
"Please be real. I don't know what I'd do. I can't-..."
"Shh. I'm real. I'm not an illusion."
He took her hand and pulled her close and kissed her. She let him. It was the only way he was going to be sure he was home and everything was real. Then he pulled back, looked at her, bowed his head and started crying.
"Oh no, sweetie, no." She got on the bed and sat next to him.
He went into her. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." He wrapped his arms around her waist. He was afraid to look at her.
She held him doing her best to comfort him. "You have nothing to be sorry for. You're home and safe."
"You don't understand...she-I...wanted her. She made me-" he couldn't finish.
She pulled him in closer and held him. There was a gentle knock on the door and Lily opened it. Sportacus stayed in Elena's arms. Lily looked at her and mouthed, "What happened?"
Elena mouthed back. "I don't know yet."
Lily put the bandages she found on the table by the bed and left.
"I'm so sorry. I tried so hard." Sportacus looked up with sad eyes.
She couldn't bear to see him like this. She wiped the tears away and he cried in her chest. She stroked his head and rubbed his back. It was strange being the strong one. The protective one. She couldn't believe this was happening to him. She was wiping her own tears. She could feel his pain and she didn't know everything that happened yet. After a while he seemed to have calmed down.
"I'm sorry." he whispered. He felt so lost. "I failed you."
"You didnt fail me. You don't have to be sorry." She said softly.
"I do. For wanting her and almost forgetting you."
"But you didn't, did you."
He looked at her. "Something happened... It must've been you. I felt something that gave me strength. But I'm still battling it inside. She's still there." He hugged her tight and she continued to rub his back. "How are you alive?"
"That's not important now. And it's complicated. But I will tell you when the time is right. But I'm real."
"I love you. I love you so very much and I'm so sorry." He kept his arms around her waist and stayed on her lap as he cried himself to sleep.
Later, Lily opened the door. Sportacus was still wrapped around Elena sleeping and Elena was leaning back sleeping against a few pillows she propped behind her. Lily gently rubbed her arm and she opened her eyes. "How is he?" She whispered.
"Not good." She whispered. "She really did a number on him. I still don't know the full extent of what or how she did what she did. I think she was brainwashing him to forget me, well, Elena and want her. Have you found out anything more about the vampires?"
"No. I'm trying to find a certain book. We have a day and a half before all hell breaks loose."
"Well, I guess I'm not going anywhere." She whispered. "I can't tell him about me yet. It'd be like kicking a man when he's down. I want him to be more stable before I tell him."
"I will leave that to your discretion. I do agree with you though. We will get through this."
"We should get some sleep." Elena whispered.
"I will see you in the morning." She closed the door as she left.
Elena nodded and stroked his hair for a few minutes. She looked at her ring. "Thank you for saving me. I hope you and the girls are ok. I have a feeling I am really going to need you when I get back. I love you." then she drifted off to sleep herself.
Sportacus woke up briefly but abruptly during the night. He had a nightmare. He saw Loquia, who was kissing him. He looked and he still had his arms around Elena. She was really here. She was leaning against the backboard. He moved closer and looked at her. She smelled like lilacs. He saw she had bandaged most of his wounds. He could not forgive himself for what he did. He could still see Loquia in his mind. The want, the need and desire.
Then he looked at Elena and Loquia started to fade. He carefully moved her so she was laying down then he pulled her in and held her as she rolled on her side. He needed to know that she was real. He smelled her hair and was taken away by the scent. He needed to do one more thing. He had to be sure. Elena always moved a certain way when he rubbed her back while she slept. It was something Loquia didn't do when she was pretending to be her.
He took his hand and put it under her shirt and rubbed her back. She moaned, straightened her legs then brought them back to their original position and smiled. It was very sensual the way she did it. She was not aware and it only happened when he rubbed her back while she was sleeping. But she did it. She was Elena.
His hand, still on her warm back, rubbed it again and she moved even more then she snuggled into him. He did it one more time and she seemed to enjoy even more. He'd usually do it because it was cute and sexy. He watched her sleeping in his arms. He was so close to forgetting her. So close to giving himself to Loquia, but now that his love was back he was never going to forget her and he was going to make it up to her. He held her tight and went back to sleep.
Elena started to moan as there was breathing in her ear. She started leaning into it. She opened her eyes and Sportacus was sleeping, breathing in her ear. She moved her head and his moved on her neck. "Oh great." She whispered. Then she felt nibbles on her neck. Her eyes closed as they ran up to her ear. "No, no, no." She shook it off.
She, with work, rolled on her back as Sportacus's arms were still around her waist. His head was now under her chin.
Now she was facing him. She gently lifted his arm and he pulled her tighter. She took a deep breath. She looked at the clock. 4am. At least her arms were free. Not that it did her much good. She couldn't reach anything.
The water bottle. She looked on the bed and it was near her knee. She managed to get it and take a couple of sips then went back to sleep.
It was 8am when Sportacus finally woke up. His head was on Elena's chest. He went up to the pillow and watched her sleep. He played with her hair for a while. There was something else. A scent he couldn't place, but it was inviting. He kissed her lips and watched a small pleasant smile on her face.
He kissed her collar bone. He felt her take a deep breath. Then he kissed her neck and she moaned. His hand slid under her top and she started moving the way he loved. She opened her eyes then opened them wide. "Sportacus!"
He came up surprised. "What?"
He stopped. Thank goodness. She sighed with relief until he started kissing her. He kissed her ear lobes and back down her neck while his hand explored under her top.
She put her hand over his to stop it when he looked in her eyes. "Make love to me." And she did just that.
Lily went to the door and heard moaning. Her face held a shocked expression. What was Elena doing? This was only going to make things worse. She decided to have a talk with her later.
Sportacus made love with more fire and passion than she's ever known. Elena wondered why this was happeing? She had to stop.
He looked at her again. "You're holding back. Don't hold back. Let it all out." And she held nothing back. Each passing moment Loquia was getting further from his mind. His wife was here. He needed her and wanted her. As he was on top he kissed down to her neck. She grabbed his strong shoulders as he began to suck on her neck with his lips. She smelled so wonderful. She was his.
He gently began nibbling on her neck. It was exciting him, mind, body and soul. He got lost in the feeling. He felt what Elena was feeling and Elena was feeling what he was. And when they were consumed by each other's passion, he carefully bit her neck. She gasped and grabbed him. Once they both reached the height of pleasure they relaxed and he started licking her neck then he laid back.
She was exhausted. He reached over and bit an apple and offered her some to which she ate. She looked at him confused. "What just happened?"
"Well, I don't know about you, but I think I've just had the greatest sex of my entire life."
"...yeah, that is what happened." She was confused. How did that happen? She knew she shouldn't have done that. But why did she? She had no intension of ever doing anything like that. Something was wrong, but what? At least now he seemed in a better mood. And now, she figured, was as good as time as any to tell him the truth about herself...