A/N: again I wanna say my usual 'thank you's to ppl who left feedback. I
know I've been saying a lot of stuff about the way Michael feels about
Selene so I thought I'd try to get a bit more in from her side of things.
Anyway, enjoy and pls keep reviewing
A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 5: Reassurance
She had never experienced anything like he had shown her and she had thought she never would. Too protected by her own ways; always distancing herself from others. The truth was that she was afraid. Afraid that if she allowed herself to love anyone or anything again, they would be taken from her, just as her family had been. Since that moment she had sworn she would never let anyone close to her, if she never had anyone, she couldn't loose them. So she had buried herself in her work as a death dealer.
But now she had turned her back on her own oath. For the first time in 200 years she felt warm, his hands left a burning heat where ever he touched her skin, her scenes went crazy; tasting his skin but not biting him, smelling his unique scent, touching his back and sides so lightly, seeing the passion in his eyes as he looked down at her, hearing the small moans escaping his mouth and occasionally hers.
She remembered lying naked in his arms afterwards. She had pretended to be sleeping, only wanting to lye there silently, thinking about what had just taken place. Her chest ached as she focused on the feel of his arm across her. The familiar feeling of being watched crept over her. She couldn't describe the feeling she had felt when she opened her eyes to see him next to her. But it had been chased away quickly by the sound; the reminder that they were not safe.
He had been right; he made her remember what she had been like so long ago. And although the warrior side of her hated it, she was slowly beginning to act the way she had when she was human.
Slowly she became aware that something was different. There was an odd smell in the air. Not like the sub basement of the old building. There was no longer the steady drip of the old pipe, and she felt she was no longer lying on the old cot. This was softer.
The only thing she did recognise was the heat from the body beside her, and the feel of a strong hand resting on her hip.
Slowly she turned her head and opened her eyes and found herself looking at Michaels sleeping face, so close to hers.
She smiled slightly and stroked his hair away from his face (another human action). Slowly she sat up, a slight pang shot through her body, reminding her of her injuries. Although now almost fully healed.
As she sat up, Michaels arm slid lightly to rest across her lap. The slight movement caused him to wake straight away. First glancing where her head had been and then looking up at her as she sat inspecting the room.
Within seconds he was sitting too, holding her tightly to him.
"Oh God. Selene. I thought you'd never wake up."
He kissed her neck as he spoke.
"Yes" she said flatly "but where did I wake up?" suddenly he froze, he lips resting lightly against her skin, halted in mid kiss. This was what he hadn't been looking forward to.
"We're at the Lycans den" he said simply, deciding that the plain truth was the best way to go.
"What!?" she hissed and tried to climb off of the bed.
"they brought us here" Michael stated, trying to make her listen to him as she pushed out of his arms and got to her feet, swaying slightly as her wounds were still not fully healed. "They're trying to help us"
"No, they're trying to help you." She turned to face him, fire flashing in her eyes "I'm a death dealer! Do you have any idea how many of their kind I have killed?"
"I know Selene. But they aren't going to do anything to you!"
"How do you know that?"
"I won't let them touch you!" now Michael was on his feet too, feeling himself become angrier as she belittled him for saving her from her own kind. "What would rather I do? Bring you here where they will protect us from the vampires, or leave you there for your own family to destroy."
He watched, burning with anger, as Selene's eyes slowly turned the ice Blue of her vampire self. When she next spoke, her voice was a low hiss, almost a whisper but so fierce it sent a chill down his spine.
"They are not my family!" she stepped away as he tried to step closer and reached out to hold her
"Don't!" She snarled. His comment about the vampires being her family had burned and enraged her.
"Don't what?" he snarled back at her, the Lycan side of him winning over. "Don't touch you?"
She only glared at him.
"Listen to me Selene. It's safe here. They aren't going to hurt you again because they know that I'll destroy them. Lucian wanted me to be here. He loved a vampire Selene. Just as I do."
"Lucian is dead!"
"He was their leader, they will respect his wishes. That is why they came to find us."
He stepped closer again, trapping her in the corner of the room.
"I won't let them touch you. I swear" slowly he reached out to touch her.
Selene's actions were instinctive. She was cornered by someone so much stronger than her. Although she knew he wasn't going to hurt her, she lost the battle against her animal instincts and sank her fangs into him.
He howled and yanked his hand away from her, clutching it to him as he backed away. She had bitten right into his hand and he watched as it slowly started to heal. Angrily he snapped his head back up, ready to growl, snarl and yell at his mate.
But as his eyes fell on her, his anger melted away. She was still in the corner, only not standing, but crouching; trying to hide. Her eyes were still blue but the thing that amazed him, and touched him most, was that there were tears on her cheeks.
Slowly he moved closer, also crouching. Gently he laid his hand on her back, she flinched.
"Selene." his voice was soft and gentle.
"I'm sorry" it was almost a whisper as she tried to melt into the shadows.
"No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have cornered you, it's my fault" he moved closer to her and sat on the ground with one foot in front of her, one behind. Gently he pulled her away from the wall, to sit between his legs. She didn't fight the action and buried her face in his chest, gripping tightly to his neck with both arms.
"I didn't mean to hurt you" her voice was muffled as she spoke into him. "I'm afraid to what they'll do" she knew she would never admit her fear to anyone but Michael.
Just then the door burst open and Luke stalked in. he had heard Michaels howl and come to investigate. At the sight of the Lycan from the old building, Selene hissed and jumped to her feet.
She stared Luke straight in the eye and hissed her low warning, showing him her fangs. She was fully expecting him to transform and attack but he only raised his hands to her, showing her he wasn't going to attack.
"It's alright Selene." His voice was soft and Michael smiled as he got to his feet. Selene was slightly knocked off guard by the Lycan using her name. Luke continued.
"I know it's not gonna be easy at first for you. But we aren't going to hurt you."
She only stared at him, still poised for attack.
"I'm Luke." he smiled again as he watched Selene slowly calm down and her eyes change to brown.
"I have someone who would love to meet you. Would you mind?"
She didn't know what to say so she just shook her head. Luke waved at someone down the corridor and not long after a young boy appeared in the door way. He was about 5 and had bright green eyes, blonde hair and a big warm smile.
"This is my son, Alex." He bent down and spoke to the small boy "this is Selene and Michael."
Michael watched as the boy bounded up to Selene and grabbed her hands "Did you really fight the old man?"
"Elder" Luke corrected him
"Yeah, the old man!"
Selene smiled and glanced at Michael before answering the boys' question.
"Yes, but Michael fought him too"
Alex glanced at Michael and grinned then turned back to Selene.
"Was it tough?"
"Well, it wasn't easy" she knelt down, still holding his hands. Both Michael and Luke smiled as they watched a 5 year old boy reassure the vampire that nothing bad was gonna happen to her.
"Did he hurt you?"
"No, Michael stopped him doing that."
Alex turned to Michael, still gripping Selene. "Did he hurt you mister?"
"He was gonna kill me"
"Did he? Did he kill you?"
"No Selene killed him first"
Alex turned around and stared at Selene in awe. "Wow" then there was that huge, cute grin on his face and he gave Selene a big hug. "Will you be my friend Selene?"
"Of course I will" she smiled back and gave him another hug. He reminded her so much of her nieces.
Luke smiled even wider, he was proud of his son for accepting the vampire so easily. "Come on little guy, let's go see your mother"
"Ok, bye Selene, bye mister!" he said in his sing-song voice as he bounded out of the room after his dad. Just before the door closed they both heard him say: "Daddy, Selene's really pretty isn't she!"
Michael turned then to look at her. "The little guy's right you know" he said softly as he walked closer to her and gently kissed her lips.
"You'll see" he wrapped his arms around her tightly "everything will be ok"
He held her tightly but couldn't keep the image he had seen in the dreams from popping into his mind. Kraven was out there, and he wanted Selene. Michael wasn't going to let her go. Ever
A NEW BEGINNING
Chapter 5: Reassurance
She had never experienced anything like he had shown her and she had thought she never would. Too protected by her own ways; always distancing herself from others. The truth was that she was afraid. Afraid that if she allowed herself to love anyone or anything again, they would be taken from her, just as her family had been. Since that moment she had sworn she would never let anyone close to her, if she never had anyone, she couldn't loose them. So she had buried herself in her work as a death dealer.
But now she had turned her back on her own oath. For the first time in 200 years she felt warm, his hands left a burning heat where ever he touched her skin, her scenes went crazy; tasting his skin but not biting him, smelling his unique scent, touching his back and sides so lightly, seeing the passion in his eyes as he looked down at her, hearing the small moans escaping his mouth and occasionally hers.
She remembered lying naked in his arms afterwards. She had pretended to be sleeping, only wanting to lye there silently, thinking about what had just taken place. Her chest ached as she focused on the feel of his arm across her. The familiar feeling of being watched crept over her. She couldn't describe the feeling she had felt when she opened her eyes to see him next to her. But it had been chased away quickly by the sound; the reminder that they were not safe.
He had been right; he made her remember what she had been like so long ago. And although the warrior side of her hated it, she was slowly beginning to act the way she had when she was human.
Slowly she became aware that something was different. There was an odd smell in the air. Not like the sub basement of the old building. There was no longer the steady drip of the old pipe, and she felt she was no longer lying on the old cot. This was softer.
The only thing she did recognise was the heat from the body beside her, and the feel of a strong hand resting on her hip.
Slowly she turned her head and opened her eyes and found herself looking at Michaels sleeping face, so close to hers.
She smiled slightly and stroked his hair away from his face (another human action). Slowly she sat up, a slight pang shot through her body, reminding her of her injuries. Although now almost fully healed.
As she sat up, Michaels arm slid lightly to rest across her lap. The slight movement caused him to wake straight away. First glancing where her head had been and then looking up at her as she sat inspecting the room.
Within seconds he was sitting too, holding her tightly to him.
"Oh God. Selene. I thought you'd never wake up."
He kissed her neck as he spoke.
"Yes" she said flatly "but where did I wake up?" suddenly he froze, he lips resting lightly against her skin, halted in mid kiss. This was what he hadn't been looking forward to.
"We're at the Lycans den" he said simply, deciding that the plain truth was the best way to go.
"What!?" she hissed and tried to climb off of the bed.
"they brought us here" Michael stated, trying to make her listen to him as she pushed out of his arms and got to her feet, swaying slightly as her wounds were still not fully healed. "They're trying to help us"
"No, they're trying to help you." She turned to face him, fire flashing in her eyes "I'm a death dealer! Do you have any idea how many of their kind I have killed?"
"I know Selene. But they aren't going to do anything to you!"
"How do you know that?"
"I won't let them touch you!" now Michael was on his feet too, feeling himself become angrier as she belittled him for saving her from her own kind. "What would rather I do? Bring you here where they will protect us from the vampires, or leave you there for your own family to destroy."
He watched, burning with anger, as Selene's eyes slowly turned the ice Blue of her vampire self. When she next spoke, her voice was a low hiss, almost a whisper but so fierce it sent a chill down his spine.
"They are not my family!" she stepped away as he tried to step closer and reached out to hold her
"Don't!" She snarled. His comment about the vampires being her family had burned and enraged her.
"Don't what?" he snarled back at her, the Lycan side of him winning over. "Don't touch you?"
She only glared at him.
"Listen to me Selene. It's safe here. They aren't going to hurt you again because they know that I'll destroy them. Lucian wanted me to be here. He loved a vampire Selene. Just as I do."
"Lucian is dead!"
"He was their leader, they will respect his wishes. That is why they came to find us."
He stepped closer again, trapping her in the corner of the room.
"I won't let them touch you. I swear" slowly he reached out to touch her.
Selene's actions were instinctive. She was cornered by someone so much stronger than her. Although she knew he wasn't going to hurt her, she lost the battle against her animal instincts and sank her fangs into him.
He howled and yanked his hand away from her, clutching it to him as he backed away. She had bitten right into his hand and he watched as it slowly started to heal. Angrily he snapped his head back up, ready to growl, snarl and yell at his mate.
But as his eyes fell on her, his anger melted away. She was still in the corner, only not standing, but crouching; trying to hide. Her eyes were still blue but the thing that amazed him, and touched him most, was that there were tears on her cheeks.
Slowly he moved closer, also crouching. Gently he laid his hand on her back, she flinched.
"Selene." his voice was soft and gentle.
"I'm sorry" it was almost a whisper as she tried to melt into the shadows.
"No, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have cornered you, it's my fault" he moved closer to her and sat on the ground with one foot in front of her, one behind. Gently he pulled her away from the wall, to sit between his legs. She didn't fight the action and buried her face in his chest, gripping tightly to his neck with both arms.
"I didn't mean to hurt you" her voice was muffled as she spoke into him. "I'm afraid to what they'll do" she knew she would never admit her fear to anyone but Michael.
Just then the door burst open and Luke stalked in. he had heard Michaels howl and come to investigate. At the sight of the Lycan from the old building, Selene hissed and jumped to her feet.
She stared Luke straight in the eye and hissed her low warning, showing him her fangs. She was fully expecting him to transform and attack but he only raised his hands to her, showing her he wasn't going to attack.
"It's alright Selene." His voice was soft and Michael smiled as he got to his feet. Selene was slightly knocked off guard by the Lycan using her name. Luke continued.
"I know it's not gonna be easy at first for you. But we aren't going to hurt you."
She only stared at him, still poised for attack.
"I'm Luke." he smiled again as he watched Selene slowly calm down and her eyes change to brown.
"I have someone who would love to meet you. Would you mind?"
She didn't know what to say so she just shook her head. Luke waved at someone down the corridor and not long after a young boy appeared in the door way. He was about 5 and had bright green eyes, blonde hair and a big warm smile.
"This is my son, Alex." He bent down and spoke to the small boy "this is Selene and Michael."
Michael watched as the boy bounded up to Selene and grabbed her hands "Did you really fight the old man?"
"Elder" Luke corrected him
"Yeah, the old man!"
Selene smiled and glanced at Michael before answering the boys' question.
"Yes, but Michael fought him too"
Alex glanced at Michael and grinned then turned back to Selene.
"Was it tough?"
"Well, it wasn't easy" she knelt down, still holding his hands. Both Michael and Luke smiled as they watched a 5 year old boy reassure the vampire that nothing bad was gonna happen to her.
"Did he hurt you?"
"No, Michael stopped him doing that."
Alex turned to Michael, still gripping Selene. "Did he hurt you mister?"
"He was gonna kill me"
"Did he? Did he kill you?"
"No Selene killed him first"
Alex turned around and stared at Selene in awe. "Wow" then there was that huge, cute grin on his face and he gave Selene a big hug. "Will you be my friend Selene?"
"Of course I will" she smiled back and gave him another hug. He reminded her so much of her nieces.
Luke smiled even wider, he was proud of his son for accepting the vampire so easily. "Come on little guy, let's go see your mother"
"Ok, bye Selene, bye mister!" he said in his sing-song voice as he bounded out of the room after his dad. Just before the door closed they both heard him say: "Daddy, Selene's really pretty isn't she!"
Michael turned then to look at her. "The little guy's right you know" he said softly as he walked closer to her and gently kissed her lips.
"You'll see" he wrapped his arms around her tightly "everything will be ok"
He held her tightly but couldn't keep the image he had seen in the dreams from popping into his mind. Kraven was out there, and he wanted Selene. Michael wasn't going to let her go. Ever