Forbidden Sunrise

The Tenderness 2.0

A/N "With Daniel revealed to be completely different and much older than how Beck saw him in Tori's Memory, what awaits Tori when she returns back home?"

Chapter 25: My Only Mistake

Beck Oliver, The Sticks 12:30pm

Beck sat on his living room couch impatiently waiting Tori's return, he was confused about everything that had just happened. Daniel, an old boyfriend of Tori's had revealed himself to Beck first. He was a lot older and stronger and he apparently found the one thing Beck promised Tori- a Cure for their condition. He clenched his fists in anger, every time Beck put something on his list to do first, there was always something or someone who did it first. He wasn't Tori's first boyfriend, he wasn't the first to have sex with her, and apparently he was late in discovering a cure for his girlfriend.

Beck wanted to kill something, now more than ever he felt more able to kill anyone. He readied his steel claws and fangs and walked out of the Chateau, he had to take out his frustration on something- the trees would have to do. He ran out to the sticks and found a particularly large tree, it was much thicker and taller than most in the area. With his Blood Lights activated, Beck tore the tree apart under a few seconds. He grabbed the trunk of the tree and lifted it up from it's roots with little effort. He twirled it around and launched it up into the night sky, with his left eye he made the tree blow up like a firework.

With his right eye opened and left eye closed, he spotted Tori returning back home from the air. She spotted the residue of smoke in the air and came down to the sticks where an angry Beck was throwing a temper tantrum unlike one she's seen before. What could he be angry about now? She thought. She descended back on the ground and went to go check on her man who was tearing trees in half.

"Beck! Whoa, whoa what's going on with you, why are you so angry?" she asked him, she placed her book bag on the ground and went over to calm him down.

"You're not gonna believe who stopped by at our house tonight Tori, guess"

"Uuhh..was it Isaac and Ellie?" was her first guess, Beck shook his head, she gave it another go.

"Was it…the Cops maybe?" Beck was losing his patience so he came out with it, "It was your old boyfriend Tori…Daniel. I'm sure the name rings so many damn bells…" Tori looked a bit shocked, confused and scared.

"I don't believe you Beck…how can you be sure it was him? It could have been someone trying to pull your-"

"I know it was him because he took off almost all his clothes for reason I don't know, got on top of me while I was sleep, tried to strangled me and presented himself as "Daniel" that's how I know. I swear your old ex-boyfriend turned out gay or something…and guess what else Tori, you're not going to believe this…he Grew up. I mean he really grew up, I know you turned him into a…vampire when he was younger; he's eighteen years old now."

Tori was having a moment, she blocked everything out for a moment to think about everything Beck just revealed to her. Beck saw how much it affected her and grabbed the book bag that had two wine bottles of blood in them, He placed the book bag on and walked back home with Tori.

Chateau, Living Room 1:00pm

"It was the first time I was really in love with someone Beck, or so I thought back then. My relationship with him…is a lot like ours with a just a few differences that separate you two as people. He was overly protective, dominant and quick to lose his temper and still…I loved him."

"But why is he back now Tori? To make things better with you so you could get back with him?" Tori was quick to react to that thought and to any of Beck's Concerns for a possible future with her.

"Never Beck, no matter what he does or say will ever make me want to get back with him. I was loyal to him, promised to always love him and what do I get in return…a broken heart, a worried mind, worried about his state of being and his slow mental degeneration into bloodlust and anger."

"Still…how is it that he's older now Beck, did he tell you how he did it? How does he look now" Beck raised a hand up to rub his eyes out of frustration, how could he tell her, how should he go about it.

"He looks a lot older now…very different from when I had the displeasure of watching him screw you from your memories. Look, the reason why I got mad was because he told me something…he said he found a cure for himself and you. He told me he could travel in daylight, eat normal food and age…slowly he said but nonetheless; age. He discovered the one thing I promised you, if there was anything I could do for you it was to find us a cure…I guess I come in last again huh Tori, I just can't win, I just can't"

"you're wrong on two things Beck, Daniel promised me a long time ago just before he cheated on me that he would find us a cure for our vampirism. I never believed him like I believe you…the second thing is, he might have come first before you…but he's last in everything you've done for me Beck"

Beck felt small, last and unneeded. "what have I done for you lately Tori? have sex with you? Tell you that I love you? I can't even bring my self to kill someone to feed us…"

"Beck please don't feel that way-" she said with a sorry pained tone.

"WHY!?" he said out loud, his Blood Lights returned and his eyes glowed intensely.

"I don't care if he did find a cure for himself, I promised you that I would find us a cure and I will. When we have the time and the right people for help Tori, we will go to Antarctica and see if this Sikowitz person is as powerful as Daniel makes him out to be. He might have cured Daniel but I will ask him to instill the power in my eyes so that I can be able to cure both of us…at least that way…I am still First!"

The air around Beck was burning hot when he stared at Tori with the blood lights, when his anger subsided, so did the burning. His anger and pride was quickly replaced with tears and sadness, Tori was there for him, she embraced him and hugged him. Beck hugged her tightly, resting his head on her shoulder.

"I love you Beck…but I love your determination even more. Kiss me Beck…kiss me"

Beck wiped tears away from his eyes and stared at Tori for a moment, he looked at her face and saw some blood on her face and neck, it was from her victim tonight. He kissed her and dropped them on the couch Where Tori wrapped her legs around him, he wanted to take her then and there…but there would be plenty of time for that later on.

Story Details

Difference- most of everything that happened to Beck happened differently to Oskar in Eterna. In Eterna, Oskar went out hunting for victims when at atop of a building roof he met Michael, Eli's ex- boyfriend. He introduced himself and shared everything he and Eli had in the past, much like Daniel did to Beck.

(!) "Next Update on Monday"