I am keeping count of your responses to my question from the last chapter and based on the outcome, the scene may been within the next chapter or two. I am studying for my finals for my first set of Summer classes and writing clears my mind a bit so whatever I write I hope helps with clearing my head so I can focus on my studies.

Chapter 6: Fight Me, Fight For Me

It took a few days, but I was finally out of my bed and out of my room. David visited me many times and according to his words 'against my father's wishes' continued because he wanted to make sure I didn't fall into lucidity. The vampires of his coven look at me curiously and I feel more in-tuned to my instincts, telling me to snarl at them or to get away. But I realize that I am in no danger. They had questions. Hundreds. To the ones inquiring on how I survived all those centuries without Viktor knowing I said,

"My pack kept me safe and out of the action...unless absolutely necessary."

To the ones inquiring about why I am helping them,

"My pack is gone and it was ingrained in me to protect those who cannot themselves."

To the ones inquiring about my purpose being close to David, that was tricky,

"He didn't try to kill me and he is letting me help."

Not the complete truth but most excepted it but I could see that some saw more to it than that as whenever David spoke to me in front of others, they'd only focus on us. His father was another matter. He looked at me with fright but mainly distrust. When he had me alone once he stated a few things,

"You are a Lycan girl. For that, I can never bring myself to trust you. You have captured my son's attention and protection. For that, I am very wary of you. But, you undoubtedly are an asset to us and brought the girl and Selene back to us. For that, I don't think you are bad. My son is not someone to mess with either girl. He is my only son and if any harm should come to him because of you, I will shoot you with silver myself. He is my only blood and the last I have of the past. Anything at all because of you and you are dead."

His vampire blue eyes bore into my normal brown,

"I want peace. Not war. Harming David is not my interest or intent in the slightest. I don't trust easily given that if any Lycan were to get a hold of me I would be either killed, raped, experimented on, or all of the above. I am something that was unprecedented. I am someone that could be used against you, not me per say, but my blood. My blood cannot be used against my kind. Lucian and I were the first natural human-like lycans born. He was the beginning of transition from human-like state to Lycan. I am resistant to silver. I am able to transition more fluently than any Lycan. The one at Antigen was a monstrosity trying to be made, unknowingly to them, my image. I am everything that those things, I refuse to call or recognize as brethren, want to be."

David's father looked at me with what I could only describe as respect in that moment but it was quickly gone,

"There are two hybrids in my coven now Viktoria. I know my son, even if he thinks I do not."

My spine stiffened and I looked at the man confused,

"What do you mean sir?"

He scoffed,

"I know my son and I know that two hybrids are enough trouble right now. He fights to be like the vampires before the purge, yet he persists to be different from the Old Vampires. He befriended Selene easily and looks up to her because she was a Debt Dealer and now because of all she has done to be more. He is fond of the child hybrid and her father. How they came to be able to be hybrids naturally, one by bites, the other by DNA. David has talked to Michael on several occasions privately. I understand that he is naturally curious, but there is no need for more hybrids. Right Viktoria?"

My eyes were wide and I stepped away from David's father,

"Nothing happened when I went through my-"

"I know girl, I know. But that does not mean that nothing will not ever occur."

That was the most awkward. Most embarrassing. Most shaming conversation I have ever had. It was close to having the talk with David's father. Like how human parents have the talk with their daughters boyfriend about not knocking their daughter up or else talk. I couldn't talk to David for a few days after that. David looked hurt by my refusal to talk to him that I felt guilty and made it my mission to I found him when everyone, including his father was sleeping, to talk to him. He was in the midst of reading old texts and scrolls.

"I didn't mean to ignore you David."

Now he was the silent one.

"Your father has quite a way with words, you know?"

That made him look at me immediately,

"It was just so...he cares about you. I can get that. Your his son and he loves you so he looks out for you...Do you want to train with me?"

Smooth. That was smooth. David cracked a smile and sat his book down while nodding then grabbing my hand. Gently guiding me away from the minature library and through what seemed to be a maze into a secluded room. There were some hand-to-hand weapons laying about and grooves all along the walls. This room has definitely been used for training before. I must've been examining the room for a minute when I noticed a rubbing sensation on my hand.

Oh goodness gracious, is he really rubbing my hand when we're about to fight?

Without turning to see whether or not David was staring at me, which was more than likely, I said,

"Don't hold back and I'll not transform. Hold back and I lose my temper. No weapons for now, but if I shift just don't use a whip. Those have too many bad memories and I might lose control. If it gets to serious we stop immediately. Deal?"

David let go of my hand and brush some of my hair off of my shoulder. He brought his hand to the back of my neck and the other under my chin, forcing me to face him. He was much closer than I thought and his vampire blue eyes were practically glowing,

"Deal."

I was on alert for his move, he instead closed the distance between us and kissed me. My heart beat loudly and I knew, he wasn't going to hold back so I I roughly pushed him several feet away, shifting my eyes and smiling. This would be a fun training session then.