As much as I would like to own them, all the characters of Glee belong to Fox - I own nothing. No copyright infringement intended. This is purely for entertainment purposes. All writing is my own. I do not own GLEE, its plot or its characters.
Hey guys, sorry for the no update last week. Usually I would put up a note to warn you but my internet was chronic as I was away on holiday, plus I had loads of work to do this week. Anyway, this update is a long one and ironically the day that everything really kicks off is scheduled on my b-day lol. This chapter sets up the rest of the story, so enjoy!
Thx to everybody who has reviewed, added to favs and alerts etc. - now we can really sink our teeth into the rest of the story! :D
When the team landed they went out to the airport parking lot to wait for Holly. They had arrived in the only airport, which was in the middle of the island. This meant that they had no way of getting to Holly's villa. So, after Tina contacting Holly before they left, they now had to wait for her. In the hot summer sun, a group of vampires, and a cranky baby Honey, that wasn't a good idea. They were all tired from their flight and the sun didn't help. Honey had barely slept and was irritable at best.
About twenty minutes later a custom black with gold topped roof GMC Sierra truck pulled up in front of them. A blonde got out and pulled her sunglasses off and balanced them on the top of her head, a wide smile plastering her face.
"Hi, you must be who I'm meeting."
"Hi, I'm Santana and this is my team" She said, holding out her hand. "You must be Holly"
"That I am! Now, I understand you don't have a way of getting to my place and my truck is certainly not big enough. So, I did a little bit of research and at the council's expense I was able to muster up a collection of a few cars for you guys so you should all fit. Follow my truck, they're all parked at the back of the airport's parking lot. It's not hard to miss."
"Cool. Come on guys" Santana said, picking up the bags she'd been carrying.
Holly smiled and got back in her car. The team followed her on foot, but thankfully it wasn't far. They made it to the back and saw Holly standing outside her car with various sets of keys in her hands.
"OK, now you're gonna have to bear with me. I've got five trucks here and we're gonna have to decided who's going in which. Maybe assign yourselves, I dunno. But first, here, let's have a look"
The blonde grinned and pulled back the tarps of the five cars, the team gasping in shock. "Don't mind the brand, I'm kind of a GMC freak" Holly grinned as she watched their reactions.
The team just gawked at the five perfect vehicles in front of them. Santana then decided that she would take charge and help people get ready to leave.
"OK, so down to business I guess that it's four to a car." She said as she stood next to Holly. "Any of you guys wanna go with specific people because I think that if we decide now, then when we go and do mission stuff we don't have to worry about it in the future."
Everybody quietly talked among themselves before Quinn spoke up. "Me and Rach will go with you and Britt"
"Cool, anybody else?"
"Me and Marley will go with Kurt and Blaine" Tina said.
Santana nodded. "Me, Sam, Sugar, and Mercedes will take the next car S" Artie said.
"Me, Lauren, Alicia, and Mike will take another" Puck smiled.
"And I guess Me, Miyu, and Matt will take the last one"
"Cool, now all we have to do is decide who's getting what cars. But what I will tell you is that I get dibs on first pick" No one objected, knowing that as leader she could pick whichever one she wanted.
She took a look and smiled at the first one in the row, her fangs protruding under her lips. "I want that one" She said, pointing at one of the only light coloured cars there.
"Ah, the Acadia Denali. Good choice dude. Here, take the keys" Holly grinned and handed her the keys.
"OK guys, I'm gonna let you choose among yourselves. No fighting"
When everybody was done and settled on their cars, Holly handed the keys over. Tina's group would be having the same car as Santana, but in black. Artie's group would be taking the black Yukon Denali SUV. Puck's group would be taking the black Denali pickup truck, and Ling's team would be driving the white Sierra Denali pickup truck.
Santana helped pack her groups bags into the back of the car with the help of Quinn. "It's weird being back here. I mean, this airport was definitely not here the last time we were here"
"I know, it's really strange" The Latina agreed, taking off her jacket and placing it in the trunk. "I guess we've gotta get used to it though" She said as she placed her sunglasses on the top of her head.
They walked back around the car and Santana saw Brittany backing out of the car. "All set?" She asked.
"Yep. Honey's in her seat already and strapped in securely. She's gonna be fine" The blonde said, kissing Santana reassuringly.
"Good. Everybody else ready to go?" There were various nods and Holly took the lead.
"Just set yourselves up in a caravan formation one behind the other and follow me. It's over an hours drive but we'll soon be there. Let's go!"
Santana grinned as she got into the car, already hot from the morning sun. She strapped herself in and as they pulled out into the main road Rachel and Quinn smiled as Brittany reached over, linking their hands together over the center console. Brittany lent over and kissed her sweetly on the cheek before sitting back in her seat, never letting go of her hand the whole time.
For an hour they followed Holly over the island and finally arrived at her villa. She turned off onto a private dirt road and the whole caravan followed her. Not too long after it finally opened up and they came upon a paved road. Holly stopped at a set of closed gates and once they were open she led them all in. Santana pulled up behind her and waited to get out. Once everybody was parked in the large driveway Holly hopped out of her truck and closed the gates with a little remote. Santana took that as her cue and got out of her own car, everybody else following her lead.
"OK guys. Let's get you set up." Holly said, clapping her hands together.
Half an hour later and they were all taking in their bags. On the ground floor Quinn and Rachel would be taking one guesthouse and Santana and Brittany would be taking the other. That meant that they were located around the back of the house. One the first floor was Holly, Kurt and Blaine, Marley and Tina, and Mercedes and Sam. On the top floor was Artie and Sugar, Matt, Puck and Lauren, Mike and Alicia, and Ling and Miyu.
About an hour later after unpacking Brittany looked up to see Santana leaning up against the railing of their balcony overlooking the sea.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked as she came up behind her, wrapping her arms around her from behind and resting her head on her shoulder blades.
"I can't believe I'm finally home. I haven't been here in over three hundred years"
"We're all here with you so you're not alone. You have the team, you have me, and you have our daughter."
Santana smiled and turned around so that she was lent up against the railings. Brittany grinned back and moved her hands up to Santana's neck, the Latina pulling her close.
"I'm so glad you're here with me" She said, Brittany seeing her fangs peeping out from her upper lip.
The younger vampire just grinned and lent forward, pulling herself flush against Santana and standing in between her legs before kissing her passionately. She moaned as her tongue connected with Santana's, the Latina internally smirking as her wife couldn't help but pull them even closer in passion and need.
However, they didn't have time to really enjoy each other as Tina called up to them.
"S, I know you love your wife and love kissing her, but Holly wants to talk to you down in the new tech room in the basement so that we can decided on a plan of action so get your butt down here."
Santana pulled herself away from Brittany's lips and glanced down at her best friend. "I'll be down in a minute. Thanks T"
Tina just nodded and left them to it. Santana turned back to Brittany and kept her close. "I guess duty calls huh?"
"Yes" Brittany said as she let her hands rest on Santana's chest.
"Doesn't mean we can't carry on" Santana smirked.
"And what are you suggesting Miss Lopez?" Brittany asked.
Santana just grinned and captured Brittany's lips just as passionately as before.
Brittany was the one to pull away, no matter how much she hated the fact that she had to let her wife go and sort out business.
"Santana" She grinned, pulling her lips away. Santana just responded by spinning her around, pressing her up against the railing and kissing her more. Brittany giggled. "Santana! You have to go!"
"Hmm, but I want to stay here with you" The Latina replied, kissing her way down her wife's neck.
"I know you do and I want you to too." At this Santana just smirked, thinking that she'd gotten her way. She was surprised when Brittany continued. "But you have to go because you're an important person and you need to sort out what we're gonna be doing next. I promise you can kiss me all you want when you get back. We could call it a reward"
"Really?" Santana asked, looking up at her after she stopped what she was doing.
"Hmm, now go" Brittany said before placing a final kiss to Santana's lips. "I'll be right here waiting for you when you get back."
Santana smiled and kissed her one last time before pulling her in for a hug. Brittany then watched as she walked back into their room, kissed a sleeping Honey on the forehead and made her way downstairs.
The Latina then walked into the house, passed the stairs up to the next floor and opened up the door to the basement. She made her way down and saw the door at the far end open. Tina was already sat at the new set up with Quinn and Holly. She walked in and smiled as she greeted them, sitting down on the couch next to Quinn.
"So you did actually stop making out with Britt then?" Tina grinned.
"Yes I did. Did I disappoint you?"
Tina just shrugged as they all laughed. "OK guys, seriously. Now that you're all more or less set up and have rooms I just wanted to catch up with you guys and ask you what you know already. I heard that Santana's in charge and you two are her second-in-commands."
Santana nodded. "Yep. These are the two people you go to when I'm not around. If anything happens these two are in charge."
"Cool, so what do you know?" Holly asked, leaning up against the desk and crossing her arms.
"The council told us that you're in charge of guarding the first of our kind and that the 'threat' as they called it had been set free. Am I right in thinking that they are werewolves?"
Holly nodded. "Yep. They are. What else do you know?"
"Not much. Just that the council seem to think that I'm the only one who can stop them and that they are urgently wanted me out here to wake up the first vampire."
"Good, so you know the important stuff. I've been one of the highest ranking vampire advisors in the history of our kind, which is why I was chosen to be the guardian. I not only know the first person on business terms, but personal terms too. Now that you're here we can get down to business. I want to make sure you're team are completely settled first so we'll give it a day to let everybody just relax. On Wednesday we'll head over by boat to the island, which is just off the shore. It's the one you can see when you look out the back door. We will have to take a small team so you'll have to pick"
"OK. Quinn and Tina"
"Good. Once we reach the island, we will venture in, waken them up, and come back. Just one question though, if Quinn and Tina here are going to be with us, who will be in charge here?"
"I'm leaving that in the hands of my wife and Ling. Ling's experienced enough that I trust her completely with anything and Brittany knows how to organise things really well. They know each other personally as Ling is the doctor that helped with Brittany's pregnancy. They can both be trusted. After that it's Blaine."
"Good. So, what about your team? Who's who?"
Tina spun around and pulled up pictures of the team members.
"The team are mostly made up from couples, except Matt. He's the dark skinned guy in the bottom right. He's a good handy man in case you need anything and he's a damn good set of arms when you need some back up."
Tina then brought up the first picture so that Santana could continue. "This is Brittany Lopez, my wife. I turned her to save her life whilst she was still pregnant with our daughter back at the start of December last year. I turned her because the guys who turned me had hurt her. I killed him and saved her. I've dated her since just after we met and we dated for eight years until I proposed on New Year's eve. We finally got married a few weeks ago. She's now a full-fledged member of the team as well as being the mother of my child and my wife. She's been trained by me and she's damn good with a set of double blades. She's a dancer so she's also flexible which means that she's great when it comes to melee and hand-to-hand combat. As I told you she has a knack for planning things when it comes to missions and stuff."
Tina brought up the next picture. "This is Quinn's girlfriend Rachel. She's also my wife's best friend. Quinn, would you like to tell her the rest?"
Quinn nodded and cleared her throat. "As Santana said, this is my girlfriend Rachel. I turned her about two months ago. That was when I realised I couldn't live without her. I've dated her for about the same amount of time Santana dated Brittany. She's a fully fledged member of the team now and she's the best sniper we have ever had, in fact the only one. I've never seen anybody handle one like her. She's also proficient in hand-to-hand combat and assault rifles as standard. She's got a good eye for things at a distance that we miss on foot."
Tina then brought up the next picture. "This is my girlfriend Marley. I've dated her since September last year, around about then, and I turned her just after Quinn turned Rachel. We found her down a well outside a secret research facility down in Texas. She became part of the team and when Santana helped to train her, we found out she's one hell of a fighter. She's really good with her fists, and she's a total gun nut when it comes to pistols and revolvers. You want advice on those guns, talk to my girl. She's also good at gun modification, gun blades etc."
Santana took over as Tina brought up the next picture. Santana then proceeded to explain the roles of the rest of the team and what they were good at. When she was done Holly nodded and smiled.
"You have a good, well-trained team and I can't wait to work with them and see them in action" She the offered her hand to her. "It's good to meet you. Let's get to work"
When they were dismissed Quinn made her way to her and Rachel's guest house to find her girlfriend gone. Deciding that she'd gone exploring, the first place she checked was the beach. She smiled when she saw the brunette standing along the shoreline with her feet in the surf. She quietly walked up to her and placed her arms around her from behind.
"Hi" She greeted, kissing the brunette on the cheek.
Rachel grinned. "Hi" She replied as she placed her hands over her girlfriend's, keeping them held tightly around her. "How was your meeting?"
"Good. Holly's cool and we're all up to date. We're gonna take a day to settle in and on Wednesday we're gonna go and wake up the first of our kind."
"Hmm"
"What's on your mind?" Quinn asked as they swayed slightly in the wind.
"Nothing..."
"Rachel"
"What?"
"What's wrong?"
Rachel paused and before Quinn knew it Rachel had pulled out of the embrace, running down the beach. Quinn watched as her girlfriend grinned at her mischievously and she took that as her cue to run after her.
"Catch me if you can Fabray!" Rachel laughed as she ran.
That just made Quinn even more determined to catch her. She chased her as fast as she could, a grin plastering her face the entire time. Rachel dodged her and they laughed as they played a game of chase together. Rachel caught Quinn off-guard in split second and tripped her up, making sure to fall on top of her.
Quinn looked up at her confused. "You tripped me up"
Rachel nodded, smiling as she let her hands rest on Quinn's stomach. "That I did"
"But I'm supposed to be the better one that outsmart's you"
Rachel faked surprise and one of her hands rested on her heart. "That hurt Miss Fabray! What are you trying to say? That I can't be as good as you?"
Quinn just smiled as her hands come up to rest on Rachel's hips. "You are good with me baby. You did good."
Rachel smiled lovingly and moved from her lap, curling up next to her as they laid on the sand together. "How does it feel to be home?"
"I love it. I haven't been home in a long time. It is a little weird but I'm glad you're here with me."
"Me too. I think we're in for a ride but I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I'm ready to step up as part of the team and help stop this threat"
Quinn smiled, loving how loyal Rachel had become since she had been turned. For the first time since Rachel had become a vampire Quinn felt as if she'd made the best choice of her life turning her.
"I'm so proud of you" The blonde said, looking up at the sky where the sun was beginning to set.
Rachel turned and looked up at her surprised. "Really?"
Quinn nodded. "You took being turned in your stride, just as you do with everything else. I've seen you grow since I turned you and continue to everyday. I know that you want to help and you're part of th team now, but just be careful OK? I love you and I don't want anything happening to you. You're everything to me"
Rachel smiled and pulled Quinn's face down so that they could kiss. When she pulled away she let her head rest on her chest. "It's beautiful isn't it?"
"What?" The blonde asked as she absent-mindedly played with the ends of Rachel's hair.
"The sun. I've never seen a more beautiful sunset"
"I remember them from when I lived here, even though it was so long ago. I used to watch them with Santana everyday before we were called inside by our parents. God I used to miss it when I left here"
"So this is where it all began huh?"
"Yeah, I guess so"
"Why didn't you come back after you'd finished your training?"
"I wanted to, but Finn wouldn't let us. He told us that we had new lives now and that if we tried going back then that would just complicate things with our families. So, we were forced to leave them behind and forget about them. It was one of the hardest things I ever had to do"
"What was the hardest?" Rachel asked out of curiosity.
"Asking if you would be my girlfriend"
Rachel looked up at her and raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Quinn nodded. "I know leaving my family was really hard, but Rach nothing could compare to how nervous I was the day I wanted to make things official with you. We'd come such a long way since we'd met and Britt and San had just started dating and we were spending all of our free time together. I had loved you since the moment I'd laid my eyes on you and I just couldn't wait any longer. I've never been more nervous than I was that day. Although I was really nervous on Britt and San's wedding day."
"Why?"
"Because my best friend was finally getting married to the love of her life. She's like a sister to me so seeing her willing to give herself away to someone for the rest of eternity, literally, was kind of nerve-wracking."
Rachel nodded and decided to change the subject. "What do you think Wednesday is gonna go like?"
"Honestly, I don't know. I trust Santana and I know that Holly knows what she's doing, but I guess I'm kind of excited to see who this person is. I mean, without them me or you wouldn't be here. They are they first of our kind. It's gonna be scary and exciting to work with them."
"Do you think it's a ma or a woman?"
Quinn shrugged. "I don't know. I mean, I've always believed Akinori when it came to that kind of thing. He always knew those kinds of things and I guess us as students just went along with it and listened and believed what he believed. I know we have a right to believe what we want to, but I think he was right in thinking that it's a woman. We've never known for sure because the details have been lost in time, but we'll know for sure on Wednesday."
Rachel nodded and looked up at her, pulling her in for a kiss before resting her head against her chest once more and watching the sunset which was now painting magnificent shades of orange all over the sky above.
Later that night, when everybody had gone to bed, Santana couldn't sleep. Every time she had managed to, she woke up when she thought she heard someone whispering to her. Waking up once more, eyes wide open, she glanced to her left, finding Brittany fast asleep under the covers. Knowing that it wasn't the blonde what was whispering to her, she sat up. She knew she'd never get to sleep now so she grabbed her iPod and headphones and padded out onto the balcony in her sweatpants and wifebeater.
Plugging herself in to her music, she smiled when one of her favorite songs came on. She sat down and placed herself up against the wall as the lyrics began to flood her ears and the cool ocean breeze caressed her skin.
'Sent from heaven.
Sent from heaven.
Now you can wait your whole life wondering
When it's gonna come or where it's been.
You may have got your heart broken
A few times in the past
Never last strong as it used to,
Don't feel as good as it used to (before)
And all the things you used to say,
Things you used to do, went right out the door'
The next morning when she woke up Brittany moved over to snuggle into her wife but found nothing but empty bed sheets. Frowning, she woke up a little more and sat up. She glanced over at the crib in the corner of the room and found Honey still sleeping. Rubbing at her eyes, she stood up and walked over to the balcony doors, sliding them open. To her relief Santana was sat down and sleeping with her headphones in. Smiling, she knelt down and kissed her on the cheek, waking her up.
"San, baby, wake up" She knew the position the Latina was in couldn't be comfortable, so she wanted to wake her up so that she could take her back to bed. It was still early and they had a day to relax.
Santana slowly woke up when she felt a hand on her shoulder gently shaking her. Looking up she smiled then yawned. "Hey Britt" She said as she stretched. "Was I out here all night?"
"I think so" She replied as she sat down next to her
Santana pulled out her headphones. "What time is it?" She asked as she looked up at her wife.
"About seven"
"How's Honey?"
"She's sleeping. Why'd you get out of bed?"
"Every time I got to sleep I'd just wake up again. It was as if someone was whispering to me. I went outside to clear my mind and I guess the breeze and my music helped me tune out whatever was going on in my brain"
Brittany nodded as she rested her head against Santana's shoulder. "I'm sure you'll sleep a little better tonight baby."
"I hope so" Santana replied.
"I always wanted to watch a sunrise like this with you"
"Really?" The Latina asked surprised.
"Yeah. I always dreamed that we'd be on our honeymoon after our dream wedding. We'd be somewhere hot and tropical and we'd wake up on the first day to the sun rising outside our window with the cool ocean breeze blowing through the curtains. I dreamt I'd be in your arms and we'd be perfectly content."
"Is it everything you dreamed of?" Santana asked.
"Yeah"
Santana put her arm around her and pulled her into her lap so that her Brittany's back was to her front and wrapped her arms around her from behind. "Well, I have my arms around you. We're married, we have a beautiful daughter sleeping in her crib, we're watching the sun rise together, and the cool breeze from the ocean is washing over us. How about now?"
Brittany smiled and turned her head to look at her. "Perfect. Much better than I ever could have imagined."
Santana grinned right back. "Good"
Brittany cupped her face with one hand and pulled her in for a kiss. Right now, in this moment, everything was perfect. They both had each other, they were finally married, they had a beautiful daughter together, and they were watching one of the most beautiful natural sights the word had to offer. For now, it was just them, Brittany and Santana. Question was, how long would that last?"
Later that day everybody was just relaxing around the house, but most of them were in and around the pool. Santana was sat on a sun lounger in a pair of board shorts, a wifebeater, and aviators looking after Honey. Rachel and Brittany were playing around in the pool with Mercedes and Alicia, and the boys were playing soccer on the lawn.
Marley and Tina were currently inside. That morning Tina had finished setting up the tech room to her liking before joining her girlfriend upstairs. She was surprised to find her sat on the bed in their room looking out of the window longingly.
"Mar?" She said, opening the door cautiously. "The sun won't kill you you know. It may make you a little crazy but it won't burn you to ashes as soon as you walk out the door."
"It's not that"
Tina walked in and closed the door behind her, joining her on the bed. "Then what's wrong?"
"Everybody's in the pool"
Tina chuckled. "That's generally what it's for, yes" Her face soon fell serious when she realised Marley wasn't laughing along with her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
The Asian girl could tell that she was closing herself off and she had to do something about it. "There is. I can tell"
Marley glanced up at her, seeing how serious Tina's expression was. She was always amazed at how Tina could read her like a book.
"Promise you won't laugh"
"I promise"
"OK" Marley turned to her free side and held up her bikini.
"What's wrong with it?" Tina asked confused.
"I look stupid in it"
"I bet you don't"
"How would you know? You haven't seen me in it"
"Mar, go and change into it. If you want, you can change in the bathroom and I'll wait right here." Marley looked at her uneasily. "Go! Go on!" She shooed her up from the bed and watched as she disappeared into the bathroom.
It wasn't long before Marley called out. "Tina"
"Yeah?"
"Don't laugh"
Tina shook her head as she lent back on her hands. "I won't"
"OK. I'm coming out now"
Tina rolled her eyes. She loved her girlfriend but she couldn't believe how nervous she still got when it came to getting dressed. The door opened and Marley shyly stepped out, her body language communicating nothing but insecurity.
"Move your hands away" Tina said.
Marley was hugging herself, scared of showing her body.
"Go on Mar. It's only me"
Marley was OK with showing her body to Tina, but showing it around other people made her nervous. She had always been teased when she was younger, especially in high school, about her weight. She'd never been overweight or the least but fat, but that didn't stop other kids from picking on her because she was different and quieter than them.
As soon as she removed her arms and let them dangle by her sides Tina's breath was taken away. Marley waited nervously for her girlfriend to say something. "Tina?"
Tina shook her head. "Oh sorry. Wow. You look...amazing"
"I do? You're not just saying that?"
"What? No! You look smoking hot, and I'm not just saying that as your girlfriend. Come here" She opened her legs and Marley stood between them, feeling as if she was on show for everybody to see.
Tina sat up and made her look at her. "Hey, you look beautiful"
Marley saw the complete seriousness in Tina's eyes and smiled, leaning down to kiss her. "Thank you" She whispered.
Tina just grinned and pulled her close, resting her head against Marley's toned stomach. "No problem" She replied, kissing it.
Once Tina was changed, she gripped Marley's hand tightly within her own and they made their way downstairs and out into the garden.
They were bombarded by a crazy scene. Everybody was everywhere. Some people turned and smiled at them.
"Marley!" Brittany called from the pool. "You look amazing!"
Markey blushed as Rachel agreed. "Yeah! You look cute!"
Tina grinned as she looked at her blushing girlfriend. "See, what did I tell you?" She said, kissing her on the cheek.
"Rose!" Santana called, Marley looking over at her. "Nice swim suit"
Marley nodded and smiled. Tina just pulled her towards the pool. Holly then came over to Santana and offered to take Honey. "Dude, you should go and join your wife in the pool. She's one hot piece, go enjoy it while you have the time to rest"
Santana looked up at her. "You sure?"
Holly nodded. "Yeah! Go enjoy some fun time with your wife"
"Thanks Holly" She grinned, kissing Honey and handing her over to Holly, who took Santana's place on the sun lounger.
Santana then took off her wifebeater and aviators. "Nice tats Santana. You got a story behind them?" Holly asked.
"The one on my left bicep I had done just before Brittany found out she was pregnant. It's to represent my Japanese house heritage."
"Kobejitsu. Japanese house of the council, understandable. What about the one on your right bicep?"
"Drawn by Marley, Tina's girlfriend. She's the artist of the group. She drew and designed it for me and I had it tattooed just before we went to Japan for the wedding. The one on the back of my neck is Honey's name in Japanese. Brittany has the exact same one on her neck. The cross on my lower back I got sometime after I finished my training. It's to represent my mother and abuela's religious heritage and faith. The tiger on my right shoulder is my ceremonial wedding one. Brittany has a similar one in the exact same place. I have Britt's name tattooed on the inside of my right bicep. I got that about a year after I started dating Britt. By then I knew we were a forever thing. On my left inner wrist I have Britt's initial and on my right wrist I have my house glyph. Britt has the same, but the other way around, glyph on the left, initial on the right."
"Seems as if you two are really dedicated to each other. You even have matching tattoos"
Santana nodded as she glanced over at her wife playing with her best friend in the pool. "Yep. That's why I love her. Were you a part of a house, if you don't mind me asking?"
Holly waved her hand dismissively. "I don't mind. Here,"
Santana looked at the gylph tattooed on Holly's right forearm. "Wow. Is that the glyph of the council?"
"Yeah. But at the time I got it you had to privileged to get it. At the time it meant you served the first of our kind and no other vampires. It didn't represent the council, it represented one person. Now you will find no one else with the same glyph as this, but the first vampire. I've worn it proudly on my skin the entire time, all these years and I will continue to do so. Just like you wear your Kobejitsu glyph. I serve no one else but the first of our kind, and I always will. Not the council."
Santana nodded. "Interesting."
"I know right, it must sound boring"
"Not at all. You may wanna talk to Brittany and Blaine. They both have interests in vampire history so it might do them good to talk to someone like you"
Holly nodded. "I might take you up on that"
Santana direction was turned to Kurt when Blaine called to him from the pool. "Come one Kurt, it's warm in here"
"No, I'm not" He said stubbornly as he stood by the side of the pool with his arms crossed.
Blaine glanced slightly to Kurt's right and saw Santana sneaking up behind him. They shared a look and Kurt kept looking at Blaine. Tina looked at Santana and they nodded, knowing that the only way to get both Kurt and Marley in the pool was to push them in.
"Ah, come on Kurt. Just come in"
"No"
"Too late Hummel, 'cause you're going in"
Before Kurt knew it he was football tackled into the pool by Santana, not knowing what hit him. Tina also tackled her girlfriend and pushed her into the pool.
Kurt shrieked out loud as he was submerged in water, Marley yelping as she also hit the water. Tina and Santana laughed and high-fived as they watched Marley and Kurt recover. Marley looked up and pouted at Tina who just shrugged.
She then jumped in, Santana following her. "You're mean" Marley pouted.
Tian just grinned and pulled her in for a hug. "Mar, babe, you wouldn't have gone in else. It's true, admit it" She shrugged.
Marley knew she was right and just shook her head, smiling before kissing her. "Fine you're right, just like you have always been"
Tina just grinned, her fangs glinting in the light of the pool. "I just want to make you feel good about yourself" She said, leaning in for a kiss.
Brittany slapped Santana around the shoulder. "Ow! What was that for?!" She asked in surprise.
"You were mean to Kurt. Apologise"
Santana was about to protest when she decided against it, guessing that it was better to do what her wife told her. "Sorry Kurt" She said.
She then turned back to her wife and Brittany smiled. "Good girl" Santana just rolled her eyes and lent in for a kiss.
"You're so whipped!" Quinn laughed as she got into the pool and wrapped her arms around Rachel.
Santana pulled away from Brittany's lips. "So are you"
"Am not"
"Am too"
"Am not"
"Am too"
"Am not"
"Yes you are don't deny it!"
"You're more whipped than me!"
"Oh, you've crossed the line Fabray!" Santana said, playfully lurching for the blonde.
Later that afternoon Santana and Brittany were sat on their sun lounger. Brittany was sat between Santana's legs, and Honey was sat upright on the end playing with her favorite duck toy.
"Babe?" Brittany said softly.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think Honey would like the pool?"
Santana shrugged and nuzzled her head into Brittany's neck. "Maybe. Why don't we see?"
"OK" Brittany picked the little girl up and waited for Santana to get up too. She then carefully got into the pool, Honey securely in her grip.
Quinn and Rachel watched their best friends introduce their daughter to the pool for the first time. Quinn sighed as she lent forward and wrapped her arms around Rachel, the both of them relaxing in the cool shade of the umbrella above their sun lounger.
"Baby, is something wrong?" Rachel asked, playing with Quinn's fingers.
"She's so big already. It only seems like just yesterday that she was born"
"Yeah, it only seems like just yesterday that Brittany was waddling around and yelling for Santana to satisfy one of her many weird cravings." Rachel laughed. "Do all vampire babies grow this fast? I mean, she looks nearly as big as a toddler, just a little smaller."
"Most vampire babies grow faster than normal babies but Honey's got a mix of human genetics so I guess it's making her grow faster"
"There was a comfortable silence as they happily sat and watched them. "Quinn?"
"Yeah?"
"Honey really was a blessing in disguise wasn't she?"
"Yep. She definitely was"
Meanwhile, in the pool. Brittany and Santana couldn't help but grin. Luckily the water had been warmed by the hot tropical sun and they were the only ones in the pool. Santana placed a hand to the small of Brittany's back as they went into the water, letting it come up to their waist's before stopping.
Brittany lowered the baby slowly into the water and Honey giggled as it tickled her toes. Both parents grinned as she got more and more used to the water. When they took her out and dried her and themselves off, the headed inside to get a snack.
Tina grabbed at Marley's waist by the side of the pool, everybody taking a break from the sun for a bit. Marley grinned and looked at Tina, raising her eyebrow.
"A little touchy-feely there Chang. You planning on doing something?" Marley asked.
Tina grinned, her fangs detracted mischievously. "Maybe I am" She said, placing both hands on Marley's waist and drawing her closer. "Maybe I want to show you just how much I appreciate you in that really hot swimsuit." She said, kissing her neck.
The brunette grinned, her face flushing as Tina called her hot. She never ceased to blush when her girlfriend even thought she was hot. She wrapped her arms around Tina's shoulders and pulled her towards the door. Tina knew what she was doing, and couldn't help but be surprised at how her girlfriend could go from being so insecure one moment to so confident the next.
Bumping up against the wall, Marley then led them inside, Tina kissing her the entire time. They hadn't even made it to the stairs before Tina pushed her up against the wall and someone walked in on them. It was to be expected, but Tina couldn't care less int he moment and just carried on.
Marley managed to gain control of herself and looked up, Santana and Brittany looking at them. The Latina smirked, Brittany doing the same as her wife. "You filthy dogs" She laughed, her and Brittany shaking their heads and heading back outside and over to Quinn and Rachel's guest house to pick up their daughter.
Tina ignored her best friend and just carried on. The Asian girl then let her hands roam down to rest on creamy thighs, hooking around the back and lifting, Marley wrapping both legs securely around her waist. She gripped on tighter to the brunette and carried her upstairs to their room.
She pushed through the door and kicked it shut with her foot. She then carried Marley over to the bed and carefully placed her down softly on the bed. The brunette's legs stayed tight around her waist, pulling their center's together perfectly in a delicious pressure. She moaned loudly as Tina kissed her way up her neck, finally arriving at her jaw.
She pressed slow, tortuous kisses along the skin, making the girl underneath her squirm in pleasure. When their lips met, the atmosphere slowed down as they took the time to enjoy the taste of each other. Tina felt tingles all over her body at the feel of Marley's lips on her own, thinking that she'd never felt this amazing when kissing somebody in her entire life. But that wasn't just in this moment, she had felt this electric connection every single time she had kissed Marley, from their very first right up until now. Tina never thought she could or would ever feel this way, especially with a woman, but Marley had changed everything.
The brunette wanted to moan out loud, not caring who the hell heard her but couldn't because she couldn't get enough of Tina's lips against her own. She had never understood what people meant when they said that they felt electric when their lover kissed their body, but now she completely understood. Tina's lips left a blazing fire of arousal along her skin, making it burn and tingle in the best way possible every time it was touched and for a long time after. It was as if they ignited a burning desire deep within her blood that Tina only had the power to put out and quench. It lingered under her skin, reminding her that her Asian girlfriend was the only person who could ever have the power to completely satisfy her after arousing her beyond belief every single time.
As their lips parted for nothing more than air, Tina's hands traveled down Marley's sun-kissed skin and reached underneath her to the straps of her bikini top. Marley took the incentive and sat up, pushing Tina onto the bed next to her.
She pulled off her top in record time and before Tina knew it, her own was threw carelessly on the floor. Desire overtook their bodies faster than they could imagine and they had laid themselves down on the bed facing each other, Marley grabbing Tina's hand and guiding it to where she desparately needed it to be.
"Mar" The Asian girl gasped against her girlfriend's lips. You're so wet already"
"I know" The brunette gasped back, her hand tugging at the strings of Tina's boardshorts.
Soon enough her hand was cupping Tina in the same way she was cupping her and they were already moving in sync with each other. Marley ground against her girlfriend's hand, desperate for more friction. Tina smirked against her lips and gave her what she wanted, the both of them quickly nearing their release.
They both toppled over edge with loud gasps and moans, guiding each other down from their highs slowly and blissfully. Spent, Marley curled into Tina's embrace, the Asian girl kissing the top of her head as their breathing returned to normal.
"That felt really good" Marley said against her collarbone.
Tina grinned. "Yeah, really good. I guess we should get back outside huh? People will start to get suspicious"
Marley chuckled. "I'm not surprised" She said, pulling away to look up at her.
"What do you mean?" Tina asked, brow furrowed in confusion, to which Marley thought was extremely cute.
"Well, with the way you've been looking a me since I put on my bathing suit they probably won't be surprised when we go back"
"God, they're all gonna know we had sex won't they?" Tina groaned, resting her head on Marley's collarbone.
Marley shrugged nonchalantly. "Yeah, but I don't care. You made me feel good. Plus, if anyone heckles you, just let me know" She laughed.
Tina just groaned and buried her head in her shoulder, knowing she would never hear the end of it from her friends, especially Santana and Quinn.
That night Santana heard the whispers again. She'd woken up for the fifth time that night as the whispers seemed louder than the night before. Panting, she reached over and grabbed hold of Brittany's arm, her breathing becoming more and more irregular.
"B-" She panted, finding it hard to breathe. "Britt!"
Brittany woke up to see Santana gasping for air. She immediately completely woke up and placed a hand on her back, rubbing and helping her sit up.
"It's OK. I've got you"
"B-Britt" She stuttered. "It's worse than before"
"What? What's worse than before?"
"The whispers. It's as if someone's talking to me"
"What do you mean?"
"I can hear someone talking to me in my brain. Usually I can hear my own voice in my head but I can hear another. It's as if my thoughts aren't my own. Oh God" She gasped.
Brittany was surprised when Santana jumped out of bed and ran out of the room and downstairs. Without a second thought she ran after her. "Santana!"
Rachel and Quinn were already waiting, awoken by Santana opening and slamming the door. "Rach, can you look after Honey?"
Rachel nodded at her best friend. "Of course"
"Thanks. Santana!" She yelled, running across the lawn and towards the beach.
Holly came out tying up her robe. "What's wrong?" She asked sleepily.
Quinn shrugged. "Santana woke us up by slamming the door. She just started running towards the beach and she seemed out of breath"
"Oh God. I know what's wrong. Did she complain about anything today?" She asked as they quickly made their way across the lawn.
Quinn frowned. "No. Maybe she said something to Brittany. Why?"
"Because this is our final calling."
Brittany rushed down the beach to where Santana was standing on the edge of the surf. Holly called to her from behind.
"Brittany! Step away from her!"
Brittany turned. "Why?"
"Because she's unstable"
"What do you mean?"
"Just step away from her"
Quinn could tell Holly knew what she was talking about and she knew how hard it was for Brittany to just leave her wife whilst she was in distress. Jumping into action Quinn wrapped her arms around Brittany as the blonde struggled to get to her wife.
Brittany struggled in her hold as they watched Santana gripping at her brain as if she was trying to claw something out. "Do something!" Brittany yelled.
"What's wrong with her?" Quinn asked as she tightened her hold around her.
"She's being contacted by the first vampire. Brittany, did she complain about whispers?"
"I found her asleep on the balcony in the morning. She said that every time she tried to sleep her brain wouldn't let her and kept waking her up."
"How do you know what's going on?" Quinn asked as Brittany calmed downa little.
"It's happened to me before."
Their attentions were turned back to Santana who yelled. "Leave me alone!"
She clawed at her head urgently. She could hear a voice crawling through her thoughts and it was driving her insane. It felt as if someone was taking control of her and her body and soon she wouldn't be herself anymore.
"Do something!" Brittany yelled again.
"We can't!" Holly shouted back.
"What's going on?!" Brittany shouted, tears running down her face.
"She's being taken over by the first vampire. We've got to let them take their course. It won't take long"
"Fuck!" Santana yelled, feeling her eyes itching.
She spun around and the three other vampires, now joined by Tina and Marley, all watched on in horror as Santana's eyes were revealed to be completely white, just as they were when she was turned.
"Leave me alone!" She yelled again. She then clutched her brain in immense pain and dropped to her knees, clenching her eyes closed so tightly that tears rolled down her cheeks.
The other vampires watched on in shock and all of them felt helpless, especially Brittany, at how they couldn't help their leader. A few minutes passed and when Santana seemed to break free of the hold that was placed upon her Quinn let Brittany go, the blonde rushing to her wife's side.
"Santana?!" She asked worried, wrapping her arms around the Latina.
Santana looked up, tears streaming down her face. "Britt?"
"It's OK baby, I've got you"
Santana just collapsed into Brittany's arms and cried against her chest.
"What happens now?" Quinn asked, scared for her best friend.
"She should be fine, but we really need to stick to our plan and wake up the first tomorrow or else this could happen again but get worse. This was the first's way of telling us we need to get to work and wake them up. Brittany, I'm sorry you had to see this. It's not pretty but she should be OK"
Brittany nodded and Quinn helped her hold the Latina up. Santana protested and easily broke free of their grips, falling forward onto her hands and knees. Brittany instantly rubbed her back as she coughed.
"Shit" She gasped, trying to get her breath back.
"San?"
"Britt..." She whispered, coughing again.
"It's OK sweetie, take your time"
Santana breathed in deeply before trying to continue. "I can't go back in there"
"Why not?"
"Because I can't be around Honey."
"She'll be fine Santana. It's over now"
"What if it's not? What if I'm still dangerous. I don't want to put either you or our daughter at risk."
"But San, you won't. I know you."
"Britt, I can't!" She argued louder than before. She pushed both Quinn and Brittany away when they tried to help her as she stood up, clutching her sides.
She took a few steps forward before she stumbled and fell onto her hands and knees again. Brittany was right by her side, wrapping her arms comfortingly around her middle and whispering into her ear. "Yes, you can"
Santana glanced around at her and saw the truth in Brittany's words. She could do this. She took a deep breath before answering. "OK"
Brittany nodded and stood up, offering her hand. Santana took it and Quinn helped to hold her up. "Sorry Q" The Latina apologized, ashamed that she pushed her best friend away and refused her help. Sometimes she just knew that she was too stubborn for her own good.
Quinn shook her head and waved her hand dismissively. "Forget about it. You didn't ask for any of this"
Santana just nodded and decided that it was better to be quiet. Right now she felt as if the very life had been sucked out of her and she needed to rest, wanting nothing more than to snuggle up to Brittany in their nice warm bed.
Quinn gripped her a little tighter and everybody made their way back inside, Brittany and the other blonde helping the Latina into bed. Rachel was there watching over Honey and once she was gone along with Quinn, Brittany helped Santana change into some clean bed clothes before slipping into the bed next to her.
Brittany was taken by complete surprise when the Latina snuggled into her chest, savoring the warmth of her embrace. Usually when they snuggled in bed, Santana would be the one protecting her. But, knowing that the Latina was sacred of what she'd just been through and completely exhausted, Brittany took it in her stride when she placed her arms around her, knowing that she had to be the strong one, not only for Santana, but for the both of them.
The next afternoon just after lunch Santana was suiting up alone in the equipment room in the basement. Brittany walked in to find her strapping up one of her leg sheaths.
"Santana?"
They had hardly talked all morning. Santana was ashamed that she wasn't able to control herself and Brittany was scared that she'd be taken over again and be in more pain. The clock was ticking and it was making Brittany more and more anxious the more time that passed by.
Santana turned around to face her. "Hey Britt. Did you want me?"
"I just wanted to see you"
"Are you OK? You seem to be acting weird this morning"
"I'm just scared for you Santana" She said as she sat down on the bench next to her wife.
"Why?"
Brittany shrugged. "Time's ticking and I'm scared you're gonna be in pain again like last night"
Santana grabbed her sword sheath and put her arms through, clipping it up at the front over her chest. "I'm fine Britt. Once we wake up the first we won't have to worry."
"I've never seen you so scared to be in the same room as Honey though"
The Latina stopped what she was doing and sat down on the bench next to the blonde. "I was scared that I'd hurt her. It was so scary Britt. I've never lost control like that the whole time I've been alive. I just couldn't risk it. I'm gonna try and get there as fast as I can."
"Just hurry back. I don't want you in any danger."
"I know" She said, placing a hand on Brittany's thigh. "But I'm gonna try my best to get back. I promise"
About an hour later Holly was ready to go. Quinn and Tina were now suited up and Tina had left Mercedes and Sugar in charge of tech. The team was assembled in the tech room in the basement, both Ling and Brittany taking over as temporary leaders whilst Santana was away.
The four women made their way out of Holly's property and travelled straight into the thick jungle-like forest around the house.
"So where exactly are we going?" Santana asked as they followed a small worn path in a single file line.
"This path leads down to my dock. I have a boat there. We'll board it and travel over to the island and dock there and I'll lead you the rest of the way" Holly explained.
The rest of the walk was spent in silence as they made their way through the overgrowth and foliage. As they were approaching the end of the path, the small dock in sight, Quinn sighed as she wiped her forehead with the back of her hand.
"It's been so long since we've been here I forgot how hot it was"
Santana and Tina grinned, agreeing. Holly turned around with a smile on her face. "Dudes, you haven't seen anything yet"
"Why do you say that?" Tina asked.
"It's hotter in the temple. The further we get in the hotter it will be. When we reach the chamber of the first it will be a lot cooler but as they say, it's going to get worse before it gets better"
"Let's hope we're not out in this sun too long. We're gonna have to make sure we keep it balanced. I don't want any of the team going crazy out of heat and sunlight" Santana said as they finally reached the dock.
Holly headed straight for the boat and untied it, motioning for the other three women to get on board. Once they were, she joined them and jumped under the canopy, starting it up. Tina, Santana, and Quinn all took their seats and they were soon on their way.
They traveled for a good 20 minutes before they finally reached the dock. As soon as Santana set foot on the island she could feel the intensity. She could feel the very essence of her existence radiating over her in waves, knowing that she was so close to the very first of their kind. Holly tied up her boat and led them up a steep hill. Even though she hadn't been there for years, she still knew the way like the back of her hand.
They climbed their way up a steep hill and finally came to an entrance. It was sealed off by a large rock door, glyphs of all the houses craved all over it plus some ancient vampire language, the same language that Quinn's tattoo of Rachel's lyrics on her side was written in. Holly told them to stand back as she moved in closer. She walked up to the door and pulled a pendant out from under her shirt. She then pressed the pendant into a hole that was exactly the same shape. A loud rubbing of rocks could be heard before Holly stepped back and the large door opened.
They followed her in, the lamps startling everyone but her as they automatically lit themselves, the large stone door automatically closing behind them. Quickly recovering they followed Holly through a maze of complex tunnels and small rooms, the blonde navigating them expertly as if she'd spent her life memorizing exactly which way to go. They finally came to a dead-end, or at least that's what Santana and the other's thought before Holly turned around to face them.
"The tunnels we've just walked through are there to keep people out, to cause them to get lost. Here, behind this door is the very first of our kind. I have a small pocket knife and if you're going to enter I need you to prick your fingers and smear a little of your blood over the circle in the center of this door."
Santana and the others nodded, Holly pricking their fingers, plus her own. The large piece of rock, exactly the same as the one at the entrance, apart for the difference being that there was a circle decorated with glyphs instead of a hole for Holly's pendant.
"Now, find the Kobejitsu glyph and press your fingers to it."
The three women did as they were told and then Holly pressed her finger to the large House of Erebus glyph in the center, explaining what the purpose of it was. "The point of this is to tell the first exactly who is entering. If I don't place my finger on my glyph, which is the highest authority, you wouldn't be able to enter. Give it a few seconds and it should open."
As if by magic the door creaked and opened, a cool breeze washing over all four of them. Holly led them in. "Slowly guys."
They did as they were told and they entered a cool chamber, a welcome change from the blistering hot tunnels they'd just come from. As Holly walked in further, the others trailing behind her, torches on both sides of the room lit up automatically. Another cool breeze washed over them and Holly turned around to face them, speaking in a hushed tone.
"At the other end of this room is the very first our kind, the person responsible for us being here today. Santana, you were taken over by them last night which means that you have to be the one to wake them up as you've had the most personal contact. Just walk that way and I'll guide you through it."
Brittany gripped Rachel's hand tightly as Santana let Holly know that she accepted what she had to do. She was scared of what could happen and was on edge now more than she had been watching her wife travelling to the island.
The team watched through Santana's shirt cam as she slowly walked past Holly, placing careful steps onto cold hard stone that hadn't been stood on for thousands of years. Torches lit up on either side of her as she travelled deeper into the room. Her heart started racing as she was about to find out the truth about her kind, who they were and what they looked like.
The final torches lit on the wall either side of her and everybody finally got a look at the person responsible for their lives. On a single throne sat a woman, dressed in her finest robes and crown. The material seemed to have intricate designs and random hand-picked beads, but Santana couldn't really tell as the body was encased in whats seemed to be a white rubber stasis.
There was a collective gasp throughout the tech room as they watched on the crystal clear monitors and cameras as they found out the first of their kind was indeed a woman, just as Akinori had predicted and believed.
"OK Santana, the next step involves you actually waking her up. Move in closer and see what happens"
Santana nodded and slowly and carefully made her way forwards taking cautious steps. The closer she got the more compelled she felt to kneel in front of her. Finally standing directly in front of her, she knelt down, feeling the pure power of the woman washing over her. This was a person created to fulfill a purpose, but locking herself away in the safety of an uncharted island temple for thousands, maybe millions of years because she'd become sick of what her kind had become. She had no idea how far her actions had reached, spreading the vampire race across the entire world.
Santana knelt in awe, her head bowed in respect for the person who was responsible for her very existence. She felt the power grow stronger and she felt as if the woman was taking hold of her. She looked up and the first's hand slowly but surely moved, Santana and the team watching as her wrist was presented to her.
Santana felt unworthy of even speaking around such a great purpose, Holly knowing that this was supposed to happen. So, she told her what to do next. "Santana, I want you to use that strong sense of will and push yourself to move towards her wrist. You'll know what to do then"
Santana used all of her willpower to push through the hold that the first had on her and slowly but surely she moved towards the upturned wrist that was presenting itself to her. Suddenly it was as if she knew exactly what to do, instincts pushing her to detract her fangs. She hovered her mouth over the wrist and everybody watched as she sunk her fangs deep into the rubber-like white skin. She sucked relentlessly for a few minutes and soon enough the first started waking up. Her skin returned back to its natural dark caramel colour (the same as Alicia's) and the white rubber disappeared. Santana was just about to pull away when the woman suddenly moved, grabbing her by the neck and pinning her up against the wall behind the throne.
Quinn and Tina were about to rush into action when Holly held them back, telling them that they needed to stop before something bad happened. That's when the first spoke for the first time in thousands of years.
"Who are you and what gives you the right to wake me from my slumber?" She growled in a slight foreign accent. Santana couldn't quite pin it but she couldn't quite focus on anything right now as she was being choked by a single hand.
"S-Santana L-Lopez" She choked, gasping for breath.
Brittany gasped as she heard her wife choke, Rachel gripping her best friend's hand tighter as they looked at the very first vampire through her camera.
Santana looked at the pure power coursing behind the first's eyes, scared that just a little more pressure and her neck would snap like a twig under her touch.
"Why did you wake me!" The woman yelled.
Santana gasped for air, her hand grabbing hold of the arms that had a hold around her neck. "T-To s-save o-our r-race"
"And why should I care?"
"B-Because w-without y-your h-help," She choked, sucking in another large gulp of air. "W-we'll a-all d-die"
The woman seemed satisfied with her answer and let her go, Santana falling to the floor in a heap behind her as she walked into the middle of the room. Both Quinn and Tina rushed to their friend's aid, helping her stand and walk back over to where Holly was stood.
"Who are the rest of you?" She asked, motioning with her hand towards the other women in the room.
Quinn and Tina introduced themselves to her and then Holly stepped forward, the first instantly recognizing her. "Holly, it has been a long time"
The blonde nodded. "That it has."
"Tell me, does this mere common vampire have truth in her words?"
"Yes, the werewolves have awoken their first and are out to wipe us out"
The first nodded and bowed before them. "Then I am here to fight. I am Safiya, Queen of Vampires and the very first. I am ready to defend my kind and do what must be done. What do you plan to do next?"
Santana cleared her throat. "I was going to suggest that you come back with us to our base which is just across the shore frame here and settle in. We wanted to wake you up first before we came up with a plan."
"And you expect me to just help you? Child, what makes you think that you are worthy of asking for my help?"
Santana frowned at being called 'child' but she let it slip, Safiya had just woken up after thousands of years in stasis and wasn't accustomed to their way of addressing other people. Plus,she could really argue with her, she held the highest power over all of them.
"I don't deem myself worthy of asking the very first vampire, our queen, for her help. But our entire race is under threat and I was sent here by orders of our races council in hopes that I could stop this threat. If this threat is really real, then I would greatly accept any help you could give. I won't beg, and I won't plead, but if me, Holly, Quinn, Tina, my team, and my wife and daughter are all in danger, then all I can do is ask you for your help."
Safiya regarded her carefully for a few moments. She'd been in stasis for an extremely long time, and she had been woken up by a random vampire underling that she'd never met before. That's when it hit her. Looking at Santana's face, she could see all the emotion and seriousness underneath the skin and in her body language. Stepping forward, she placed a perfectly manicured hand on Santana's forehead. Realisation crossed her features as she recognised not only the mind but the soul standing before her.
"You. You are the vampire that I controlled last night."
"Yes"
"I thought it was Holly. So you got my message?"
"Not exactly. I kind of had a serious rush of pain over my mind before I gained control of myself again"
"You will make sense of it in time child."
Not wanting to waste anymore time Holly and Santana decided it was time to leave. As the exited, the door sealed behind them and they began to make their way back down to the dock. In the boat ride back Tina contacted Marley, who was on a separate radio channel to the rest of the team. Santana and Quinn also had their own separate channels for Brittany and Rachel.
"Mar, did you guys get that?"
"Yeah. The team all gasped when they saw Safiya through the camera for the first time. She's really the first vampire ever?"
Tina nodded, despite the fact that Marley couldn't see her. "Yeah. We were shocked when we saw for the first time. Remember I told youths story of the first?"
"Yeah. I liked that story"
"Me too. Now you'll be able to fill in the blanks, huh?"
"Definitely"
"Look Mar, I've gotta go but I'll see you when I get back, OK?"
"OK I love you"
"I love you too."
Santana rubbed at her neck as Holly filled Safiya in on what was happening. She could feel what she thought was scratch marks making themselves known. Quinn looked over at her and batted her hands away so that she could get a look herself.
"You've got a couple of scratches there San, really bad."
"Aren't they healing? Usually they disappear straight away."
"I know, but they are right there bold as hell"
Safiya looked over at the two friends. "They will heal at human rate"
"Why?" Santana asked.
"Because I made them. Any damage I inflict on you won't heal at your normal rate. It is because I'm the first."
Santana sighed as she rubbed at the irritated skin. That's when Brittany came on over the radio.
"San?"
"Yeah, Britt?"
"You OK? I was scared"
"I know you were. I could sense it. I'm OK now though Britt, I promise" She said, still rubbing at the sides of her neck.
"OK"
"Britt?"
"Yeah?"
"Is Honey OK?"
"She's fine. She just misses her Mami"
Santana smiled. "I'll be back soon. We're just about to dock. I love you Britt"
"I love you too Santana"
She signed off just as they reached the dock. Holly tied up the boat and helped Safiya out of it before letting the others out. Walking ahead for a little bit, she stopped when she sensed something was wrong. Now that Safiya was awake her senses were even stronger than before.
"Hold on" She said, holding up a hand and effectively stopping everybody behind her.
"What's wrong?" Santana asked, drawing her sword already.
"Something's not right"
Santana looked around the forest around them. It was dark but she could also sense that something was off now.
"I'll take point ahead. Quinn, you take the back. Holly, Tina, watch out for Safiya. I have a funny feeling this has something to do with our four-legged rivals."
Everybody did as they were told and both Holly and Safiya got their first taste of Santana leading her team and what they were doing. She walked ahead for a little bit, not sensing anything until it hit them lit a bad smell.
All of them smelt a particular smell. It smelt like a powerful canine, something that they should automatically rebel against, a threat.
"Do you smell that?" Santana asked, glancing back at everybody behind her.
Safiya nodded. "That is your true vampire senses kicking in"
"What do you mean?" Santana asked, knowing that there was something more to the older vampire's statement.
"We are in trouble. We vampires can smell werewolves before we see them. I suggest you prepare yourselves"
Santana looked at Quinn and Tina, the both of them shrugging. "OK, everybody stay tight in formation. Just keep your eyes and ears open, we don't know what we're gonna face"
Santana started walking ahead again and couldn't help but think about how she felt an unsettling feeling coiling in the pit of her stomach. Something was off, and although she was nervous about facing a werewolf for the first time, she knew she had to be strong and protect Safiya at all costs. She didn't fly out here all for nothing and she was damned if anything would go wrong under her command, the consequence being that she'd be responsible for the death of the first of their kind.
She set one foot in the clearing ahead and the smell hit her like an oncoming train. She didn't have time to process what was happening before she was strung upside down. Quinn and Tina watched as their best friend and leader was hung up high in the tree ahead like a hunted animal. They barely had time to think about getting her down before two abnormally large wolves jumped out of nowhere.
Holly yelled. "Werewolves!"
The blonde pulled Safiya off into the brush to the side as the wolves jumped into action. Quinn and Tina had already drawn their weapons and stood in the middle of the clearing, the wolves circling them as they would their prey. Quinn edged towards Santana's sword, which was lying on the floor below her.
She was just about to reach down and grab it when she was beaten to it. A blonde, a little smaller than her reached down and grabbed it. Her first thought was to fight her for it, but then she remembered the security mechanism on it.
She counted down under her breath and it attacked the blonde, releasing it from her grip. Grabbing it, she threw it up to Santana, who caught it even though she was strung up high and upside down as all the blood rushed to her head. She then kicked the blonde in the chest and she went flying into foliage nearby. Their attentions were then turned to the two wolves, jumping at them as they tried to fend them off.
Santana on the other hand rushed to get herself free. She swung herself back and forth until she could get enough momentum to bend up to reach her foot. Timing it just right, she managed to reach her ankle and grab it, sword still in hand. Gripping her weapon tightly she furiously sawed at the thick rope that was wrapped around her ankle, painfully cutting off the blood to her foot.
She was just about to cut herself free when she heard Tina cry out in pain. Something in the corner of her eye caught her attention and she saw that the blonde was getting up out of the foliage. She could tell she was a vampire, or else they'd be fighting off three wolves. Plus, there was something unsettlingly familiar about her. Shaking it off, she knew she needed to get to her best friend. She cut the last part of the rope and dropped down, quickly shaking off the pain and getting up, rushing over to Tina who just about to be pounced on by one of the wolves.
She pulled her off to the other side and checked her over, seeing that she had a large gash on the knee she'd been injured on before (the large shrapnel from the explosion Joe had caused, right before Santana was injured fatally). The fact that it was over a place she'd been injured before and that it was a werewolf wound made it all the more painful.
Santana made sure she was OK one more time before jumping into the fray assisting Quinn in the fight. The werewolves howled in pain as the two best friends worked in perfect sync to eliminate them. Knowing that Santana and Quinn would fight to the death and possibly do more damage, they abandoned the fight and disappeared into the dark forest around them. Santana saw the blonde start running and was already on her way.
"Quinn, check on Tina!" She yelled as she too disappeared into the forest, hot on the other vampire's trail. It wasn't long before she found her and they were already caught in combat. Santana caught her in a split second mistake and it was all over.
She forced her hands behind her back and pulled her back to the clearing, the blonde struggling the entire time.
"Let me go!" She hissed, trying to shrug Santana off once more as they entered the clearing.
"Tell me your name" Santana gritted out through her teeth.
"You should know after the way we left things between each other," She spat. "Or don't you remember?"
Santana looked around, Quinn and Tina joining her and Holly reappearing from the foliage. She looked back to the girl she had a hold of and it clicked. She knew exactly where that face was from and who it belonged to. "Kitty?"
"So you remembered then. I'm surprised at the way we left things"
"You survived?"
"Surprised?"
Santana shook her head, knowing that Kitty would only continue to be rude to her. She looked over at Quinn and Tina. "What do you think we should do with her?"
Quinn shrugged. "She was clearly here with the wolves. Maybe she knows something."
Santana nodded before Holly spoke up. "I would hurry up guys. That wound on Tina's knee is only going to get worse. It's a werewolf injury so it's going to self-infect itself and hit her blood stream within the next hour.
"I'll grab hold of her and we'll take her back. Maybe she knows something."
"Stop talking like I'm not here"
"You stop talking or else I'll chop your head clean off, ashing you on the spot."
Kitty shut up for the time being before Santana led the team back to the house. She could feel the anxiety as soon as she stepped on the driveway, knowing that everybody was dying to meet the first of their kind.
She entered and dragged Kitty down to the basement, locking her in the spare room. Brittany saw Santana come up and head to what was the garage, a medical area.
"You OK?" Brittany asked, taking her hand as they walked.
"Yeah, I just need Artie to check out my neck"
"Why?" The blonde asked as they entered the room.
"Because any damage inflicted by Safiya will heal at human rate as she's the first. It's irritable right now so I really need Artie to check it out."
Brittany nodded as the Latina sat down on one of the hospital beds.
"What can I help you with Santana?"
"I need you to take a look at my neck. Also, Tina's gonna be in in a sec to get you to check her knee"
"OK. If you just take off anything that's around your neck and I'll take a look for you."
Santana nodded and Brittany helped her by taking off her sword and taking out her radio wires. She then pulled down the collar of her shirt and Artie got to work, Brittany holding her free hand the entire time.
"OK Santana, all done. Is Tina on her way?"
"Yeah, she should be. She's probably with Marley right now and she's giving a once over before coming here. I'm gonna go downstairs and talk to Holly about our new capture."
He nodded and let her jump off the bed, grabbing her sword and radio wires. Brittany offered to take her sword back to their guest house whilst the Latina went down to talk about what to do with their new visitor.
Marley saw Quinn helping Tina in, who was limping. Her brain already jumping into action, she rushed to her aid, taking her from Quinn's grasp.
"Thanks Quinn"
"No problem M. I'm gonna go find Rachel"
Once Quinn had left, Marley sat Tina on the stairs, kneeling in front of her. Her hands tentatively touched the beginning of Tina's thigh, just about the kneecap and the Asian girl gasped in agony.
"Does it hurt that bad?" Marley asked, stilling her movements.
"Yeah."
"It looks like it's already started getting an infection"
"Yeah, Holly did say it would start to self-infect in the next hour or so. I guess that because I've injured my knee so severely before it's taking double the normal time. Please, we need to go and get Artie to take a look at this Mar. I don't want my leg falling off"
Marley nodded and kissed her forehead soothingly.. "OK"
Once Artie had disinfected it, he bandaged it up and told her to take it slow for the next few days, saying that from what he knew werewolf wounds took human-speed to heal and that it ran the extremely high risk of infection.
Marley joined her as she found Quinn, Rachel, Santana, Brittany, Holly and Safiya down in the basement.
"What's going on?" Tina asked, using the crutches Artie had just given her to hop over to them, Marley in tow to help her whenever she needed.
"We're just deciding what to do with her" Santana said, pointing to Kitty, who was looking out of the small window at them.
"It's Santana's call. I mean, I don't know what you're thinking but as Quinn said earlier, I think she'd be a useful source of information to us. She could give us leads on where to begin." Holly shrugged.
Santana was about to respond when Kitty yelled from behind the door, making them all jump slightly from the sudden banging. "Santana! Let me out! Come on, I wanna finish what I started!"
"What does she mean?" Marley asked, looking at Santana.
Brittany and everybody else turned towards her. Santana sighed. "Santana?" Brittany asked softly, wanting to know what was going on.
"Britt, guys, I-"
"S, what is it?" Rachel asked.
Santana took a deep breath before looking back at Kitty, who was now staring right back at her. "This is Kitty Wilde, the first person I turned."
TBC
Just a quick note, anybody who wants to see what Safiya looks like, head over to my tumblr (shinodafan94), or simply type 'Aaliyah - Queen of the Damned' into google. Aaliyah is perfect for this, and may she rest on in peace :)
Song used: 'Heaven Sent' - Keyshia Cole