Disclaimer - all the usual stuff - Wolf Lake, Kindred: The Embraced & Vampire the Masquerade do not belong to me, blah, blah, blah . . .

A/N - This is going to loosely be a crossover btwn Kindred:The Embraced (or more accurately Vampire the Masquerade) & Wolf Lake, and heavily focused on L/S. For those who aren't familiar with Kindred or Vampire the Masquerade (the live action role-playing game) it involves various clans of vampires, so don't be surprised when the show up. Sometimes it might get a bit complicated, so I'll try to include descriptions as they pop up. So if you like what you've read & you want to see more, please review. Let me know what you like, what needs improvement & what (if anything) you outright hate. LOL  oh yeah & please enjoy ;) I know this isn't very much & doesn't mention Kindred in the slightest, but between my b/f coming to visit, finals, car accidents, work & missing disks (I have a great chapter & bloody lost it!!!), things got a bit out of control, but I promise to update very soon, a longer & far more interesting chapter. Lastly, the lyrics are from "Deeper Than the Usual Feeling" by Beborn Beton, one of my favorite songs.

Luke drove towards his house, smirking as he blew past speed signs. He vaguely remembered overhearing something about a meeting tonight and with any luck, most of the people he needed to see would still be there. He gave up trying to talk to Sophia about ten minutes ago, so they rode in silence as the pulsating beat of his stereo played on in the silence

"I thought she was an angel
beautiful and kind
I thought she was an angel
till the day she ran away
and blew my mind"

Listening to the song, Luke couldn't help but smile, because Sophia definitely "blew his mind" earlier that night, when she threw him up onto his car. Damn, the night had been going so well, until she ran off into the woods.

"I tried to hold her
keep her in my arms
she was so cold
and when she smiled
I felt my heart was torn apart"

He looked over again at her, but she just continued to stare out the window, and not for the first time, he wished he could read her mind and the music played.

"I thought she was my baby
innocent but wise
I thought she was my baby
but I didn't see the sadness in her eyes"

Generally, driving was one of his favorite activities other then going for a run or pestering Sophia, but tonight instead of relaxing him, he seemed to grow more tense by ever mile. He checked his rear view for what must have been the tenth time, but like before there was nothing behind him. Glancing back at Sophia, he knew it was more then whatever was in the woods that had him so freaked out, he couldn't understand what was wrong with her. If nothing else, she should be bitching out at this very moment, and this song was not helping.

"I thought we had a thing
much deeper then the usual feeling
and after all I was too blind
to see our love deceasing"

Luke abruptly cut the music, as he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end and his muscles unconsciously began to bunch up in preparation for a fight, even though there was no threat in sight. Finally, he pulled up to his driveway and winced as he recognized the Sheriff's truck, even as he sighed in relief. Better the enemy you know . . . and he drifted off, because even as he surveyed the surrounding area, he knew there was nothing out of the ordinary. He had to shake this off, be was the son of the alpha and if he survived long enough he would be the alpha. It was time to worry about real threats and god knows there are enough of those.

Glancing around, he pulled into the last available spot that was naturally directly behind the Sheriff's truck, of course. Damn, this was all he really needed, but he hoped that maybe the possible emergency might distract Donner enough that he may not notice that Luke was with his daughter, yeah right, he scoffed, as if that would happen. Luke looked over at Sophia, who still determinedly was staring out the window, refusing to look at him. Well, Luke thought, he might kick my ass, but even he can't stop Sophia from changing and when that happens, all bets are off. He sighed for a moment, before getting out of the car, when he noticed Sophia still sitting in the passenger seat, so he walked around to the front of the car.

"Come on Sophia," Luke urged her out of the car, holding her door open.

She looked up at him strangely, almost as if she didn't recognize him, before abruptly shaking her head violently.  "Where-where are we? Her words were very tentative and she sounded confused, as if she had just woken up.

Luke's eyes narrowed as he looked at her more carefully, because he wasn't sure, but she looked somehow out of it and he was getting that uneasy feeling again. "We're at my house. Are you ok?"

Her eyes focused on his face and that seemed to trigger something as she retorted, "yeah, I'm fine. What are you talking about?"

She stood up ignoring his outstretched hand and began walking impatiently to the front door. "Well, are you coming or not? This is, after all, your house and some of us actually have homework to finish tonight."

Luke bit back a smile as he heard the slight edge of anger in her voice; if she complaining about her homework and pissed off at him, then he knew she was fine. He opened the door, gallantly letting her enter first. Sophia paused for a moment to take in the sight.

"So, this is where Luke Cates lives," Sophia mused out loud. It wasn't at all what she had expected; on the contrary, it was very elegant and sleek, like something from a magazine. Watching Luke toss his jacket on an Italian looking leather couch, she decided that Vivian must have taken total control of the interior design. Idly, she wondered what his room would look like, before she quickly dropped that line of thought. Luke's bedroom was definitely off limits, casting him a quick sidelong glance she caught him watching her with a seductively lazy smile.

"Well, I spend most of my time in my room. Would you like the full tour?" His smile broadened as his eyes began to slightly glow.

Sophia bit her lip as her eyes closed for a moment. It wasn't fair that a smile and a few words from him could make her feel like this. Control, control was the key she reminded herself. Opening her eyes again, her intended response faltered, as she found herself looking up at his lips a mere few inches away from hers. The background beyond him seem to blur into nothingness as a sudden roaring filled her ears and she could feel the heat radiating from his body even before she felt his fingers slide through her hair, tilting her face higher.

TBC