Roslyn sat in the hall waiting for Selene to return wondering how pissed off Lilly was going to be at her.
"Strange place to sit" Harmony walked up to her
"Just waiting for mum, she is going to teach me a couple more things tonight"
"Powers and such?" Harmony asked sitting down next to her on the floor.
"Yeah, it's actually really fun better than I thought"
"Is that because you're spending time with your mum?"
"That too, but seeing her use her powers want me to learn how to use mine. You know she is not like I imagined her… well she is but she's more… nice. Everyone, like your dad said she was stern and strict and that she never smiled. She's not like that at all"
"Well that's because you're her baby daughter that she didn't get to raise, hell you could jump on her back, pull her hair and poke her in the eyes and she wouldn't hate or attack you, if I did that I'd be a dead bitch that's for sure"
Both started to giggle, enjoying the peace and quiet even if they where sitting on the floor giggling.
"What's so funny?" Selene asked in a serious yet slightly curios tone.
"You kicking her ass" Roslyn pointed to Harmony who stopped laughing immediately.
Selene forced a smile still a little down after trying to comfort Lilly's pain and breaking the news to her
"I won't ask. Anyway time for you to learn the second two abilities, we can't waste any time we need to learn this and get at least some sleep before sunrise"
"See you round" Roslyn said getting up
"Sure, bye Sele" Harmony grinned calling her, her old nickname.
"Bye"
"I'm ready" Roslyn was as enthusiastic as Selene wanted to see her, not to mention she had noticed Roslyn now held her wings off the ground while walking instead of dragging them like an old sheet.
"This way" Selene led Roslyn outside out behind the old half burnt house to the conservatory.
"See that door" Selene pointed to the glass and iron door in front of them, it was still in one piece but had a number of chipped off holes and small gaps
"You have to mist though it"
"Okay" Roslyn remained confidant
"Without moving or knocking anything over"
"That's the easy bit it's the changing into the mist is what I'm puzzled about"
"If you can't change into mist you can't change into human, they are both similar except one you keep your form"
Roslyn wanted Selene to get on with it already, Selene knew this in Roslyn's posture
"Take your time and focus, there is nothing worse then rushing and making a life threatening mistake" Selene carried on.
Above them distant around the lake Michael searched for the base on foot, sure to keep within the shadows. It was not till half an hour later slowly searching the water edge he spotted Selene holding a stick waving it randomly in the air laughing away. Laughing Selene suddenly lifted off the ground and hovered about then slowly began hanging upside down still laughing
"That's cheeky! Okay you did it and your good at it, put me down" Selene said amongst laughs.
Michael frowned wondering if his eyes deceived him, or could Duncan still be alive? Could Selene have fully lost the plot after her son rejected her? Slowly he snuck closer keeping his presence low. Selene was having too much fun with Roslyn playing about she didn't even notice him
"See, this was easy!" Roslyn's voice came from the darkness making Michael suddenly click to what was going on, Roslyn had the same mist ability as Selene.
Selene was lowered to the ground and Roslyn came back into physical form
"That was fun" Roslyn laughed watching her mother get to her feet.
"Okay, now for the last one. Since you mastered the mist so well it should be easy" Selene patted Roslyn on the back walking back toward the base. Roslyn headed in and opened the hatch
"Bingo" Michael mouthed silently.
Selene stopped suddenly and swirled around looking in his direction her eyes red searching the area
"Mum what is it?"
"I'll meet you in your room… I just need a bit of time to think and plan I won't be long"
"Okay" Roslyn disappeared down into the base eager to tell Harmony what she just did before Selene came back in. Selene marched over to the trees, eyes blazing red in the darkness heading right for him, they looked ghostly and threatening floating in blackness.
Michael began to fidget trying to think of something quick to either escape or talk his way out of it, she must have sensed him he thought he had kept forgetting the extent of Selene's abilities, they had changed so much compared to when she was the simple Vampyre he first met. Her eyes seemed to look right at him I thought she had seen him when something instantly drew her attention away from him to movement in the trees to the left of him. Her eyes narrowed looking and listening sharp focused on anything, she could sense that presence, the one that had been following her from the very beginning and now it was stronger than ever. Michael sighed silently thinking her attention was no longer on him until his ears also picked up more small rustling to his left turning his focus to what she was looking at.
Selene gasped a little seeing a scrawny stray dog walk free from the bushes, she thought someone would appear, not a stray. Michael however was not so comfortable the dog was looking right at him eyes fixed on his, he knew it would not take Selene long to realize the dog was looking at him. Selene thought that the dog was a coincidence to the presence and didn't seem too bothered about the stray turning away till the dog barked at her. She turned back to the dog that was now looking at her its eyes seemed strange like she had seen them before, it whimpered with its tail and ears down almost crawling over to her licking her hand as soon as it reached her side. Could she also have picked up or grown the same ability as Kain? Possible, or that Vampyre nature she still had and never shook of she thought bending down to pat the dog who was loving the attention from her, it wouldn't stop smooching or licking her hand. Michael stayed still watching hoping that the dog would leave soon and that she wouldn't sense him, that hope was short lived. The dog stood up and looked right at him again and began to growl
"What is it boy?" Selene followed his eyes looking into the shadow, Michael kept low behind roots and over grown grass hoping even with night vision eyes she wouldn't spot him. To Michael's surprise Selene didn't see him she was tiered and didn't look hard enough, and the lingering presence was blanketing Michael's scent and presence. Selene turned away heading back toward the base when the stray barked at her again trying to gain her attention Michael impatient picked up a stone and threw it at the dog hitting it in the shoulder making it yelp. Selene turned around looking to see why the dog randomly yelped this time spotting Michael move. She ran at him, and on instinct he leapt to his feet making a run for it but as usual he was to slow, no one out runs the queen. Selene leapt onto his back using her weight to throw him to the ground, he tried to flip her off but she rolled him over top of her making herself land on top of him pinning him down
"… Michael!" she hissed
"Just wait!" Michael yelped in case she had any ideas of wounding him. Selene paused a second thinking on it then decided to back off letting him sit up, not that he minded her straddling him, pinning him down.
"Why are you here… I thought you where with Kain and his little empire"
"Well he is my son, but I heard you paid him a visit I just wanted to see you again I have nothing against you, you know that"
Selene narrowed her eyes watching him cautiously
"It was you waiting on the other side of the door"
"Kain wanted to talk to you first I let him, he is your son" Michael kept calm and natural
"Not as far as he is concerned"
"I wouldn't worry about that he really is thinking about what you said"
Selene sat back crossing her arms
"And what about Sophia? Does she really hate me as much as Kain?"
"To be honest I don't think so, she follows everything Kain does she has always looked up to him like that"
Selene took a deep breath relaxing, Michael had just given her hope that maybe she would be able to see Sophia eventually.
"So why are you here then" Selene put her guard back up still not trusting him yet.
"Well… I really wanted to see you" Michael didn't need to lie, it was no secret that he still felt for Selene and used it as a cover for why he was really here so she would never suspect. Selene looked down a little uncomfortable
"I know this is horrible… but Marcus's is gone and"
"Don't you dare!" Selene growled knowing what he was implying
"Selene it isn't fair, Marcus stole you from me we never broke up by rights you should be my mate. Fate has moved him and put me back here does that not mean anything?"
"Michael don't start this again" Selene gave him warning
"Every night I sit wondering what it would have been like if I didn't die… and Sophia was my daughter but it's still possible" Michael did not heed her warning
"That's the point Michael, you died I moved on, Marcus was there for me I married him. We have three children and I wouldn't change that or them for anything, Kain may hate me but he is still my son and Marcus always saw him as a son, he was there from the very beginning of Kain's life even delivering him… Marcus loved Kain as a son and that arrogant little prick can't see that" Selene snarled moving closer trying to intimidate Michael sick of this issue.
"But I've always been in love with you" Michael gave the puppy impression and eyes.
"Michael…" Selene looked away knowing his trick very well. Michael leaned in hoping a kiss would change her mind, she had only looked up when his lips bushed against hers about to join when the stray decided to intervene leaping onto Michael biting at his face.
"Get off you mutt!" Michael yelled grabbing the dog and throwing it at a tree. It yelped and slowly got up limping into the bushes. Selene sat back in shock looking at Michael's bleeding face
"Bloody vicious stray!" Michael held his bleeding face looking to Selene who was watching where the dog had disappeared
"I did what I had to, it attacked me"
Selene got up and looked though the bushes
"It's gone… Like you should go" Selene was cold and insistent little to know that it was Michael's plan for her to leave him alone, yet he still got to confess his feelings.
"Selene wait" Michael still wanted to talk a little more
"I told you to leave or I will force you to" Selene lit her body in flames
"Alright… I'm going" Michael walked off into the trees heading in the opposite direction till he could sense her no more getting the message. Selene let her powers down heading back into the base keen for an hour or so of sleep while Michael on the other hand had sat by the creek waiting till he knew she would have gone and headed back toward the base sitting back under the bushes where Selene was not to long ago enjoying her still lingering scent. He would wait until Selene leaves the next morning to make his move into the base, with her around there would be no way he could make it into the base unnoticed.
Selene found Roslyn sprawled out on the bed laying flat on her back almost snoring. The body long mirror had been moved to near the bed obviously Roslyn had been practicing her changing ability in front of it.
"Sleep" Selene whispered thinking how good sleep would be right now. She was surprised she got tiered especially after sleeping for over forty years. Gently she tried to roll Roslyn into bed only to wake her
"Your back" Roslyn groaned waking up
"Must have dozed off" She squinted her eyes to look at the clock
"I was longer than I thought, sorry. We should get some sleep, we have an early rise tomorrow, we have to get the supplies out before sunrise we can learn how to change into a human on the way"
"No need I did it by myself" Roslyn proudly got up
"Watch" She focused hard for a moment keeping her eyes shut, just like Selene her wings slowly retracted into her back disappearing.
"I'm impressed" Selene smiled
"There is only one problem, my eyes they are still gold"
"We can fix that someone around here can get contacts or sunglasses at least, in fact it will be more convincing since immortals don't wear glasses"
"Yeah, wish I knew how to do this when I was younger, it would have made the whole 'normal' phase easier" Roslyn smiled only to see the half smile on Selene's face
"I'm over it don't worry I want to be anything but normal like you"
"Thanks" Selene lifted a brow
"I mean that in a good way!"
"I know" Selene let out a smile
"Now into bed we have to get up in four hours"
Both wasted no time in getting into bed, though Selene was annoyed she couldn't fall to sleep strait away even though she was tiered and wanted to.
Michael woke shivering in the cold waiting for Selene to leave, it was at least 4 in the morning but he was persistent to find out if Lilly did in fact have a child, not only for Kain but finding out if he was a grandfather. Almost drifting off to sleep again movement caught his eye from the base. Keeping low he studied the figures noticing it was in fact Roslyn and Selene leaving toward the city. He didn't know why they where heading that way neither did he care now he had the cover of early morning and night to make his way in.
Silently Michael waited patiently at least half an hour after Selene and Roslyn flew away before making a move. He thought it would be hard to get to the house unnoticed on the cameras but it was easier than he thought since the ground was wet it made reaching the security camera cables and traveling though the wires easy. He already knew it was easy getting in it was getting out that was the hard part especially if he had to take a mother and child with him. Flowing though the wires Michael was able to slip past the serge guards that would set off the alarm especially designed against him or a shadow lurker, the only way past was feeding though slowly or taking form and walking along past the cameras hoping no one was watching. To his fortune no one was at the time, fate had delivered him the same time of changing of the security guard, he noticed this from the amount of activity he could hear. Guards eventually headed up the hall to where he was walking, by the time they got to the top of the stairs Michael was gone all there was left was a flickering light bulb
"It won't be long before this place is a hole" the first guard flicked the bulb making the flicker stop
"What are you kidding it is a hole" The other chuckled walking away.
Michael slowly traveled along the wires till he found the sleeping quarters of the higher ranked immortals, he was haste since some of the base was beginning to stir.
Reaching the end of the hall Michael eventually picked up Lilly's scent directing him toward her room. Silently he poured out the power point into the room taking form. He was cautious not to make a sound since Lilly was still sleeping, Erika's pendant clearly hanging around her neck the base resting in her palm clasping it tightly never to lose it. Michael stood still his stomach stopped along with his lungs he knew it Selene was telling the truth. On the other side of Lilly Michael could clearly see the small cot with small face lightly sleeping contently. Slowly Michael moved around the bed to get a closer look, it was Kain's son alright it looked like him at that age and had a similar unmistakable scent. Kain would be happy yet pissed off his mother was right and the fact Lilly did not tell him. Michael smiled at his grandson's little face, he had always been disheartened that he was not there when Kain was born now he could be a part of this little ones life. Michael pulled a small syringe out his pocket ready for Lilly until a huge pain drove into his side, Lilly now awake and furious at finding him over Quin holding a syringe took to her natural nature of motherly protection and sank her teeth right into Michael's side bowling him over. Lilly so intent on protecting Quin didn't realize she had left her back open Michael on the way down had flicked the cap off the syringe and used her own weight against her to dive it into her back injecting the drug. Lilly gurgled a yelp her jaw locked on his side softened
"Sorry" Michael watched her face fill with pain she had failed to protect her son. Her eyes slowly darkened and her body became limp as the drug forced her to pass out
"Damn!" Michael grabbed his side holding the large chunk of skin that she almost bit off where it should be. Tearing off a shred of bed sheet Michael tied it around himself to hold his side on and keep the bleeding at bay.
"Alright time to go home to dad" Michael gently picked up Quin and placed him in the carrier sitting on the couch.
"There we go little man nice and snuggly, you'll like your proper home it's nice and warm, you'll get to live with daddy and mummy. You'll get to see your auntie Sophia too" He lightly whispered to Quin who was on the boarder of waking, Michael's soft whisper kept him calm and quiet. Michael had wrapped Quin up warm and pulled the cover forward it was cold and raining outside. Michael wrapped Lilly in a blanket then stuffed all the baby gear she had into a bag and swung it onto his back. Scooping Lilly up, he leaned her over one shoulder supporting her with one arm while carrying Quin in the other
"Time to go"
Selene and Roslyn sat under the large pine trees
"It's not so fun flying in the rain, I'm soaking wet" Roslyn grumped grouchy from lack of sleep.
"Just don't sit on the ground you'll make it worse and you'll get pine needles stuck to your wet cloths and when they get under your cloths they go everywhere" Selene joked trying to lighten Roslyn's mood but it only made her grumble more
"Great"
Selene studied the gate near the east side of the fortress, the area with all the stables.
"We'll mist in and find the food first then well move it to the stables using the pack saddles to mount them on the horses. After that I will make a distraction and you gallop out with them all.
"No"
"Why not?... Roslyn are you with me on this or not or do you want to go back?"
"No not that"
"You can't ride?"
"Its not that either I can ride, its just…"
Selene could see from Roslyn's face Roslyn was scared to confess something she was hiding.
"Roslyn?"
"Maybe I should create the distraction"
"Hell no! You're not ready"
"Believe me mum I'm better off…"
"Roslyn what aren't you telling me?"
"Let's just say… If I walked in right now and asked for the food and horses… they would give it to me"
Chou-hime: I love my sleep :D And I was never aloud to do PE class. Sucked at all sports anyway and my head seems to be a magnet to basket balls.
Ehayah: Thats why I dont freelance, it creates writers blocks or dead ends (for me). Sometimes its the jorney that makes thestory, you can have an ending butthe possiblities of how the character ends up there is compleatly unlimited! I love twits and cliffhangers, but I think everyone knows that. I have 5 moreassinments to go before I can read anymore of thestory, but I have an hour breaktomorrowso I'll try and catch up.
dArK-dAeMoIs-DeA: Yeah and Selene thought she had it rough. A dead angry Vorador, would you waste your time with it when you are looking for your son and husband? hehehe that was Selenes thought anyway. Wings come in handy not just for flying.
Synch14: Yes he does and yes Viktor is more powerful. Kain suffers from arrogance and subborness as much as his mother. No no mention on how old he is, my time line was a guess.
Christian Jonsson: All in good time. There may be a little violence in the next chap Im undecided yet I have two ideas.
vampireeve: Thankyou. I don't know I just get some many ideas to the point it gives me a headach. I guess I never lost my imagination since I was a child lol.