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A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 4: And out come the wolves
Selene had not thought that spending so much time with a human could remind her of her past. It was true that Michael was technically no longer human but his manner, emotions and values had not been changed by his physical alteration.
She had only wrapped her arms around him to provide comfort, but now she too drew comfort from him. The feeling was almost like waking from a bad dream, a dream that had lasted over 200 years.
They had been holding each other for a long time, not moving, not speaking, just being. It was Michael who pulled away first. Looking deep into her eyes, trying to read her. She was still very alert to the danger they were in, and very much still a warrior, but since they had made love, there was something else hiding in her deep brown orbs. She looked softer some how, and he liked it.
He pulled her to him again, holding her tightly. She was his, no one else would ever touch her but him, and if they did, he would tear their throat out. He flinched, not knowing where the violent thought had come from. He had never thought like that in the past. Selene sensed his confusion.
"What's wrong?" she asked as she rested her cheek on his shoulder. "Hm? Oh nothing" he answered, playing with her hair absentmindedly. "Tell me" she ordered as she lifted her head to give him a stern, yet somehow playful glare. He smiled then told her what had bothered him.
When he finished, his heart skipped a beat as he watched yet another smile take control of Selene's mouth.
"What?" he asked as he too started to smile back, "it's not a very nice thought!"
"You want to know why you thought that just now." He nodded and she continued as she walked across the room to the dripping pipe.
"It means you've marked me" she spoke matter-of-factly as she cupped her hands under the water then splashed her face with it.
"I've what?" he was now even more confused as he walked closer to her and laid his hands on her waist.
"You're half Lycan"
"Yeah I know that!" he followed her again, like a lost puppy, as she moved over to where the cot stood
"Lycans mate for life." She seated herself on the cot as she continued to explain, Michael sat right next to her, making sure they made physical contact. "When a Lycan male chooses his female, he mentally marks her as his."
She watched as Michael nodded.
"A male Lycan will go to any lengths to protect his mate. Including." she smiled "fighting off other potentials"
"So I thought about ripping some ones throat out because..."
"You've marked me" Michael turned to face her and kissed her lightly before asking her a question he desperately wanted to know the answer to.
"Selene, do vampires mate for life?"
She broke eye contact and stared across the room, he placed his hand on her knee and she quickly stood and walked across the room, seemingly to recheck her guns.
"Do they?" he asked again, no answer "Selene!" she turned "do vampires mate for life?"
"Some" she answered simply. He got to his feet and moved closer.
"Some? Ok. How do you know which ones?"
"They physically mark their mate."
"Physically?"
"Yes, when a vampire wants to mark their mate they bite them, creating a blood bond that cannot be broken" she turned to face him full on. "Very few vampires enter into that kind of relationship. I have never seen it"
"But you've heard of it" Michael was hoping that he could possible have that kind of relationship with her, he wanted her to himself. She was his.
She nodded, and then froze. Her heightened scenes picked up a small sound two floors above them, outside of the building.
"Michael," she whispered "did you hear that?"
He closed his eyes, hands resting on her waist to keep him steady.
Suddenly, sounds became images and he saw the dark floors above them, moved quickly out into the light and out of the building. He snapped his eyes wide open and found himself staring back into Selene's face.
"They're here! The Lycans, they're at the fence."
Selene pushed at his hands, trying to get free, he kept a tight hold of her. "Stay back." He instructed
"Not in a thousand years" she struggled against his iron grip; he was too strong for even her.
"Selene" he hissed, and she finally looked up at him, his eyes were black, his teeth razor sharp fangs and his skin was starting to turn blue / grey. "Stay back" he repeated and pushed her forcefully over into the shadows.
"I mean it Selene, stay out of the way"
She didn't answer, but didn't struggle. So slowly he released his grip on her. She didn't move, only stood watching him as he continued his transformation. Amazingly this time there was no pain.
He stood quietly in the shadows as he listened to the thudding of feet descending the dark stairs towards them. As the first Lycan burst through the door, loud bangs erupted accompanied by bright flashes as Selene's guns lit up the room in a strobe effect.
Michael growled at her disobedience and tried to make his way over to her, keeping to the shadows, but she was no longer where he had left her. the gunfire stopped and Michael heard hollow clicking, she was out of ammo!
He searched the now dark room as he listened to the remaining Lycans hunting for her. He heard a sickening snap as she broke the thick neck of one of beasts. Then suddenly he heard her make a noise that turned his stomach. It sounded as though one of the beasts had grabbed her by her throat, slashed into her with his claws and now intended to snap her neck. She choked his name and then he heard her hissing, he low warning into the beasts face, his eyes finally adjusted and he focused on the Lycan as it dragged her forward, drooling at the thought of sinking it's teeth into her.
Michael growled loudly and lunged at the beast. Selene was dropped to the ground unceremoniously. She watched from her position on the ground as Michael proceeded to claw at his half brothers throat, sending blood splattering all over the place.
It was then that she realised that there were other Lycans in the room she had forgotten about. Quickly she turned, and saw all 4 of them stalking over to her.
She tried to crawl away but her whole body screamed in protest. The Lycan Michael was dealing with had caused considerable damage.
"Michael!" she called and almost instantly, he was over her, snarling at the other Lycans as he protected his mate.
He was crouched, like an animal; both feet to her right one arm either side of her as he shielded her from her attackers.
They were both confused when the 4 Lycans morphed back into human form at Michael's actions.
"Cool it man!" one of them spoke, holding his hands outwards, to reassure Michael. "We're not here to hurt you"
Michael Growled fiercely at them and turned to inspect Selene. She had been brutally beaten by the now mutilated creature behind them. Deep gashes adorned her torso and neck, one on her forehead bled relentlessly.
Michael, still in his hybrid form, spun to face the Lycans. Slowly he straightened, and watched as they backed away.
"You hurt her!" he growled.
"She's a vampire" one spat out and the others only stared at him. Michael let out a fearful noise; a mixture of the Lycans growl and the vampires hiss.
"She," he pointed at her "is not like them"
"Ok, here's the deal then" one stepped forward "we won't kill her if she don't try to kill us"
"Look, we came to get you back to the den" the fourth Lycan stepped forward "she may be a decent vamp, but there are bloodsuckers out there that would behead you without a second thought. It's gonna be dark in a few hours, and that means they'll be coming for you." he glanced over at Selene's unconscious form "and her, for what she did."
Michael moved over to Selene and as he stroked her hair, he slipped back into his human form.
"Come on man!" the first Lycan said impatiently "you need to come back to the den"
"What about Selene? We can't take her out yet, she'll burn." Michael asked, and then he turned and glared at the Lycan who had complained about her being a vampire "I will not leave her here for them"
The fourth Lycan spoke again, he seemed like the level headed one of the four. "We have a van, not far from here, the windows are blacked out so she can travel in the back, no light can get in there."
"Yeah how do we get her in the back?" the second Lycan challenged "Mr. Hybrid is gonna go mad if she burns"
"There's an old carpet on the floor above us. I saw it on the way down. Jason go get it" the second Lycan, Jason, left the room to find the carpet and the other two Lycans, Adam and Ivan ran to get the van. The fourth Lycan, Luke, stayed and told Michael how Lucian had wanted him to be a part of their pack. They were brothers, and Michael agreed to go with them, only to keep Selene away from the Vampires who would certainly execute her for killing Viktor.
Jason returned with the carpet and Michael covered every inch of Selene with the thick material.
It wasn't long after that, they heard the screech of tyres above them.
Quickly Michael and the others dashed for the van, he leapt in the back and waited until the doors were closed to make sure there was no light getting in. slowly, he uncovered Selene's face and stroked her cheek as she remained unconscious.
"I told you to stay back" he whispered softly to her as the van sped off towards the new Den of the Lycans.
A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 4: And out come the wolves
Selene had not thought that spending so much time with a human could remind her of her past. It was true that Michael was technically no longer human but his manner, emotions and values had not been changed by his physical alteration.
She had only wrapped her arms around him to provide comfort, but now she too drew comfort from him. The feeling was almost like waking from a bad dream, a dream that had lasted over 200 years.
They had been holding each other for a long time, not moving, not speaking, just being. It was Michael who pulled away first. Looking deep into her eyes, trying to read her. She was still very alert to the danger they were in, and very much still a warrior, but since they had made love, there was something else hiding in her deep brown orbs. She looked softer some how, and he liked it.
He pulled her to him again, holding her tightly. She was his, no one else would ever touch her but him, and if they did, he would tear their throat out. He flinched, not knowing where the violent thought had come from. He had never thought like that in the past. Selene sensed his confusion.
"What's wrong?" she asked as she rested her cheek on his shoulder. "Hm? Oh nothing" he answered, playing with her hair absentmindedly. "Tell me" she ordered as she lifted her head to give him a stern, yet somehow playful glare. He smiled then told her what had bothered him.
When he finished, his heart skipped a beat as he watched yet another smile take control of Selene's mouth.
"What?" he asked as he too started to smile back, "it's not a very nice thought!"
"You want to know why you thought that just now." He nodded and she continued as she walked across the room to the dripping pipe.
"It means you've marked me" she spoke matter-of-factly as she cupped her hands under the water then splashed her face with it.
"I've what?" he was now even more confused as he walked closer to her and laid his hands on her waist.
"You're half Lycan"
"Yeah I know that!" he followed her again, like a lost puppy, as she moved over to where the cot stood
"Lycans mate for life." She seated herself on the cot as she continued to explain, Michael sat right next to her, making sure they made physical contact. "When a Lycan male chooses his female, he mentally marks her as his."
She watched as Michael nodded.
"A male Lycan will go to any lengths to protect his mate. Including." she smiled "fighting off other potentials"
"So I thought about ripping some ones throat out because..."
"You've marked me" Michael turned to face her and kissed her lightly before asking her a question he desperately wanted to know the answer to.
"Selene, do vampires mate for life?"
She broke eye contact and stared across the room, he placed his hand on her knee and she quickly stood and walked across the room, seemingly to recheck her guns.
"Do they?" he asked again, no answer "Selene!" she turned "do vampires mate for life?"
"Some" she answered simply. He got to his feet and moved closer.
"Some? Ok. How do you know which ones?"
"They physically mark their mate."
"Physically?"
"Yes, when a vampire wants to mark their mate they bite them, creating a blood bond that cannot be broken" she turned to face him full on. "Very few vampires enter into that kind of relationship. I have never seen it"
"But you've heard of it" Michael was hoping that he could possible have that kind of relationship with her, he wanted her to himself. She was his.
She nodded, and then froze. Her heightened scenes picked up a small sound two floors above them, outside of the building.
"Michael," she whispered "did you hear that?"
He closed his eyes, hands resting on her waist to keep him steady.
Suddenly, sounds became images and he saw the dark floors above them, moved quickly out into the light and out of the building. He snapped his eyes wide open and found himself staring back into Selene's face.
"They're here! The Lycans, they're at the fence."
Selene pushed at his hands, trying to get free, he kept a tight hold of her. "Stay back." He instructed
"Not in a thousand years" she struggled against his iron grip; he was too strong for even her.
"Selene" he hissed, and she finally looked up at him, his eyes were black, his teeth razor sharp fangs and his skin was starting to turn blue / grey. "Stay back" he repeated and pushed her forcefully over into the shadows.
"I mean it Selene, stay out of the way"
She didn't answer, but didn't struggle. So slowly he released his grip on her. She didn't move, only stood watching him as he continued his transformation. Amazingly this time there was no pain.
He stood quietly in the shadows as he listened to the thudding of feet descending the dark stairs towards them. As the first Lycan burst through the door, loud bangs erupted accompanied by bright flashes as Selene's guns lit up the room in a strobe effect.
Michael growled at her disobedience and tried to make his way over to her, keeping to the shadows, but she was no longer where he had left her. the gunfire stopped and Michael heard hollow clicking, she was out of ammo!
He searched the now dark room as he listened to the remaining Lycans hunting for her. He heard a sickening snap as she broke the thick neck of one of beasts. Then suddenly he heard her make a noise that turned his stomach. It sounded as though one of the beasts had grabbed her by her throat, slashed into her with his claws and now intended to snap her neck. She choked his name and then he heard her hissing, he low warning into the beasts face, his eyes finally adjusted and he focused on the Lycan as it dragged her forward, drooling at the thought of sinking it's teeth into her.
Michael growled loudly and lunged at the beast. Selene was dropped to the ground unceremoniously. She watched from her position on the ground as Michael proceeded to claw at his half brothers throat, sending blood splattering all over the place.
It was then that she realised that there were other Lycans in the room she had forgotten about. Quickly she turned, and saw all 4 of them stalking over to her.
She tried to crawl away but her whole body screamed in protest. The Lycan Michael was dealing with had caused considerable damage.
"Michael!" she called and almost instantly, he was over her, snarling at the other Lycans as he protected his mate.
He was crouched, like an animal; both feet to her right one arm either side of her as he shielded her from her attackers.
They were both confused when the 4 Lycans morphed back into human form at Michael's actions.
"Cool it man!" one of them spoke, holding his hands outwards, to reassure Michael. "We're not here to hurt you"
Michael Growled fiercely at them and turned to inspect Selene. She had been brutally beaten by the now mutilated creature behind them. Deep gashes adorned her torso and neck, one on her forehead bled relentlessly.
Michael, still in his hybrid form, spun to face the Lycans. Slowly he straightened, and watched as they backed away.
"You hurt her!" he growled.
"She's a vampire" one spat out and the others only stared at him. Michael let out a fearful noise; a mixture of the Lycans growl and the vampires hiss.
"She," he pointed at her "is not like them"
"Ok, here's the deal then" one stepped forward "we won't kill her if she don't try to kill us"
"Look, we came to get you back to the den" the fourth Lycan stepped forward "she may be a decent vamp, but there are bloodsuckers out there that would behead you without a second thought. It's gonna be dark in a few hours, and that means they'll be coming for you." he glanced over at Selene's unconscious form "and her, for what she did."
Michael moved over to Selene and as he stroked her hair, he slipped back into his human form.
"Come on man!" the first Lycan said impatiently "you need to come back to the den"
"What about Selene? We can't take her out yet, she'll burn." Michael asked, and then he turned and glared at the Lycan who had complained about her being a vampire "I will not leave her here for them"
The fourth Lycan spoke again, he seemed like the level headed one of the four. "We have a van, not far from here, the windows are blacked out so she can travel in the back, no light can get in there."
"Yeah how do we get her in the back?" the second Lycan challenged "Mr. Hybrid is gonna go mad if she burns"
"There's an old carpet on the floor above us. I saw it on the way down. Jason go get it" the second Lycan, Jason, left the room to find the carpet and the other two Lycans, Adam and Ivan ran to get the van. The fourth Lycan, Luke, stayed and told Michael how Lucian had wanted him to be a part of their pack. They were brothers, and Michael agreed to go with them, only to keep Selene away from the Vampires who would certainly execute her for killing Viktor.
Jason returned with the carpet and Michael covered every inch of Selene with the thick material.
It wasn't long after that, they heard the screech of tyres above them.
Quickly Michael and the others dashed for the van, he leapt in the back and waited until the doors were closed to make sure there was no light getting in. slowly, he uncovered Selene's face and stroked her cheek as she remained unconscious.
"I told you to stay back" he whispered softly to her as the van sped off towards the new Den of the Lycans.