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A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 3: Awakening
He couldn't tell if she was actually sleeping or not. She was lying on her back on the old cot, Michael was leaning against the wall, his arm draped around her as his other propped his head up. He didn't move, just watched her pale features as she lay motionless beside him, partly covered by the thin sheet they used as a blanket.
He hadn't expected it to be as slow and gentle as it had been. He had thought that the vampire in her would cause her to take control. Instead she had been very passive, very tender and very human.
Unable to resist, he slowly leaned in and kissed the cool skin of her temple. She sighed and moved closer to him, slowly sliding her hand up his arm. Again he was surprised to see a small smile play with her lips as she breathed in his scent. Suddenly her eyes shot open and she stared straight at him, her smile was gone.
"Selene?" Michael asked quietly, hoping against hope that she didn't regret what they had done.
She didn't move, didn't speak, didn't blink, Just stared straight at him. He opened his mouth to speak again but was halted by the feeling of her fingertips lightly pressed against his lips, her other hand gripping his arm as it lay across her.
"Listen" she whispered, never removing her eyes from his. He did, but could hear nothing but the dripping of old pipes in the corner of the dark room.
"I don't hear anything"
"No," she shifted slightly. "Close your eyes, and really listen"
With a slight sigh, Michael closed his eyes, tightening his grip on her waist just in case she should try to leave. He listened.
*drip*
*drip*
*drip*
Then suddenly each sound seemed to pull him towards it, in his minds eye he could see the water hitting the waiting puddle on the ground. Then something else caught his attention; A slight thud. Not very loud at all, but he could still hear it. Was that what Selene had heard?
He found his mind racing towards the sound. Seeing the area of the upper floors speed past him as he emerged out of the building and into the daylight. He recognised the streets as those he had followed Selene through not long ago. He turned a corner, then another and suddenly stopped moving altogether.
He felt himself hold his breath as he watched the group of about 10 large, muscular men moving through the street, smelling the air, hunting.
One of them spun round and stared straight at him. Shocked, Michael opened his eyes with a gasp. But instead of seeing the hunter, he was looking back at the pale face of his saviour.
"Wow!" Was all he could manage as he stared open mouthed at her
"What did you hear?" she asked in a business like voice.
"It was more, what I saw."
"What are you talking about" Selene asked as she moved to get out of the bunk, but Michael pulled her back.
"I like you said, I closed my eyes and listened, then it was like I could see the sounds with my mind. I saw men..Lycans, they're close, and they're hunting for us.for me."
Selene didn't question what he said; she pulled his arm away from her and grabbed her clothes.
"Where are you going?" he asked as he watched her from the cot
"We have to leave, if they are close, as you say they are"
"We can't, the sun's still up"
Selene froze, now fully dressed looking straight at him. He almost smiled as he took in her appearance. Her clothes were as they had been the night he had met her, but it was obvious that someone had played with her hair recently. It stuck out in places and was just a plain mess.
"Then you should go" she said as she noted a slightly amused look on his face. Ignoring it, she picked up her Silver nitrate loaded pistols and checked how much ammo she had.
"How many were there?"
"10, I think"
"Ah" she clicked the pistols into their holsters and checked her silver throwing stars. "Damn!" she grumbled. There was no way she had enough silver to survive an attack from 10 Lycans.
"Selene, I'm not leaving you here" he said as he got off the cot, leaving the sheet behind him. He watched as her eyes quickly scanned his naked form before she turned around.
Smiling, he moved up close behind her and held her shoulders lightly. "Michael" her voice faltered "they'll kill you"
"And if I leave you here, they'll kill you. There is no way I'm going to let that happens!"
Slowly he turned her in his arms "I know you understand that I would rather die here, with you than have to live forever without you"
No one had ever made her feel that way, her chest ached and she didn't know what to say to him. Suddenly she saw the image of her mother and father, standing out by the barn, they were close to each other (as she was now to Michael) she observed as her mother slid her arms around her husbands neck and held him close, in a warm embrace.
Slowly, Selene mimicked what her mother had done, and hugged Michael. Her chest ached as she felt him wrap his arms around her, holding her closer.
Michael smiled to himself as he held her, knowing that she was remembering, knowing that she was unsure of her actions, and knowing she was unsure of her feelings.
"That is not the thinking of a warrior Michael" she spoke softly into his ear, "things like that will get you killed"
"I'm not a warrior," he pointed out softly as he pulled back enough to look deep into her eyes "I just don't want to lose you, ever" he smiled and gently kissed her. "I love you Selene"
He smiled again to himself as he felt her arms tighten around him. Now ever conscious of the approaching threat. He didn't care if he died or not, the only thing he was concerned about was Selene.
A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 3: Awakening
He couldn't tell if she was actually sleeping or not. She was lying on her back on the old cot, Michael was leaning against the wall, his arm draped around her as his other propped his head up. He didn't move, just watched her pale features as she lay motionless beside him, partly covered by the thin sheet they used as a blanket.
He hadn't expected it to be as slow and gentle as it had been. He had thought that the vampire in her would cause her to take control. Instead she had been very passive, very tender and very human.
Unable to resist, he slowly leaned in and kissed the cool skin of her temple. She sighed and moved closer to him, slowly sliding her hand up his arm. Again he was surprised to see a small smile play with her lips as she breathed in his scent. Suddenly her eyes shot open and she stared straight at him, her smile was gone.
"Selene?" Michael asked quietly, hoping against hope that she didn't regret what they had done.
She didn't move, didn't speak, didn't blink, Just stared straight at him. He opened his mouth to speak again but was halted by the feeling of her fingertips lightly pressed against his lips, her other hand gripping his arm as it lay across her.
"Listen" she whispered, never removing her eyes from his. He did, but could hear nothing but the dripping of old pipes in the corner of the dark room.
"I don't hear anything"
"No," she shifted slightly. "Close your eyes, and really listen"
With a slight sigh, Michael closed his eyes, tightening his grip on her waist just in case she should try to leave. He listened.
*drip*
*drip*
*drip*
Then suddenly each sound seemed to pull him towards it, in his minds eye he could see the water hitting the waiting puddle on the ground. Then something else caught his attention; A slight thud. Not very loud at all, but he could still hear it. Was that what Selene had heard?
He found his mind racing towards the sound. Seeing the area of the upper floors speed past him as he emerged out of the building and into the daylight. He recognised the streets as those he had followed Selene through not long ago. He turned a corner, then another and suddenly stopped moving altogether.
He felt himself hold his breath as he watched the group of about 10 large, muscular men moving through the street, smelling the air, hunting.
One of them spun round and stared straight at him. Shocked, Michael opened his eyes with a gasp. But instead of seeing the hunter, he was looking back at the pale face of his saviour.
"Wow!" Was all he could manage as he stared open mouthed at her
"What did you hear?" she asked in a business like voice.
"It was more, what I saw."
"What are you talking about" Selene asked as she moved to get out of the bunk, but Michael pulled her back.
"I like you said, I closed my eyes and listened, then it was like I could see the sounds with my mind. I saw men..Lycans, they're close, and they're hunting for us.for me."
Selene didn't question what he said; she pulled his arm away from her and grabbed her clothes.
"Where are you going?" he asked as he watched her from the cot
"We have to leave, if they are close, as you say they are"
"We can't, the sun's still up"
Selene froze, now fully dressed looking straight at him. He almost smiled as he took in her appearance. Her clothes were as they had been the night he had met her, but it was obvious that someone had played with her hair recently. It stuck out in places and was just a plain mess.
"Then you should go" she said as she noted a slightly amused look on his face. Ignoring it, she picked up her Silver nitrate loaded pistols and checked how much ammo she had.
"How many were there?"
"10, I think"
"Ah" she clicked the pistols into their holsters and checked her silver throwing stars. "Damn!" she grumbled. There was no way she had enough silver to survive an attack from 10 Lycans.
"Selene, I'm not leaving you here" he said as he got off the cot, leaving the sheet behind him. He watched as her eyes quickly scanned his naked form before she turned around.
Smiling, he moved up close behind her and held her shoulders lightly. "Michael" her voice faltered "they'll kill you"
"And if I leave you here, they'll kill you. There is no way I'm going to let that happens!"
Slowly he turned her in his arms "I know you understand that I would rather die here, with you than have to live forever without you"
No one had ever made her feel that way, her chest ached and she didn't know what to say to him. Suddenly she saw the image of her mother and father, standing out by the barn, they were close to each other (as she was now to Michael) she observed as her mother slid her arms around her husbands neck and held him close, in a warm embrace.
Slowly, Selene mimicked what her mother had done, and hugged Michael. Her chest ached as she felt him wrap his arms around her, holding her closer.
Michael smiled to himself as he held her, knowing that she was remembering, knowing that she was unsure of her actions, and knowing she was unsure of her feelings.
"That is not the thinking of a warrior Michael" she spoke softly into his ear, "things like that will get you killed"
"I'm not a warrior," he pointed out softly as he pulled back enough to look deep into her eyes "I just don't want to lose you, ever" he smiled and gently kissed her. "I love you Selene"
He smiled again to himself as he felt her arms tighten around him. Now ever conscious of the approaching threat. He didn't care if he died or not, the only thing he was concerned about was Selene.