Demonrina, 2778:

Kathrina woke up to find the room being lit up by the artificial sun shining in through the curtains, and Spike sitting at the end of the bed, watching her. She sat up and quickly pulled the cover up before realizing Z was no longer in bed. She looked at Spike, who smiled and said "Morning."

"How long have you been sitting there?" She asked.

"Morning Spike, how are you?" he retorted.

Kathrina smiled. "Morning Spike, how are you?" She asked nicely then added, "How long have you been sitting there?"

"I'm fine. About half an hour. I brought up your breakfast, but I couldn't bring myself to wake you because you looked, nice." He answered.

"Thank you." She said, and then wondered how she was going to use her hands to eat her breakfast and keep the cover up at the same time.

Spike picked up the tray of the floor and put it on her lap, Kathrina looked down at it, on it was a plate with a cooked breakfast that included: tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, bacon and a sausage, on a smaller plate was two pieces of toast, with a glass of orange juice and a cup of black coffee next to it.

"Why two drinks?" She asked as she looked down at the floor to see where her nightie was.

"Didn't know what you wanted." Spike said as he handed her black silk nightie over to her.

Kathrina stared at it, then him then back at the piece of clothing in his hand, before taking it off him and putting in on. When the nightie was on, she brought the tray closer to her and started eating. Spike, who was still sitting, continued to watch her, then he asked, "What are your plans for today?" then he picked up a tomato and ate it.

"Don't know. Where's Z?" Kathrina said as she carried on eating.

"He went out, said something about getting something." He answered.

Kathrina nodded once, and then said. "I might read, or paint, or catch up with my magic, I haven't decided yet."

Spike stood up, Kathrina looked up at him, "Well when you've decided let me know. We can do it together if you want to."

"I'd like that." Kathrina smiled, as Spike left the room. She continued staring at the door after it closed, and then started eating her breakfast again.

Two hours later, Kathrina was sat in the study, reading a book on black magic. She was so engrossed in it that she never heard Spike walk in to the room. He stood behind her, so he could see the book over her shoulder. She was reading something about element control, because the title of the was 'Element Control,' but he couldn't understand what the rest of the page said because it was written in a language he had never seen before.

From outside in his hiding, he could see Spike talking to Kathrina. He moved closer to the study window, keeping low just in case one of them looked out in to the garden and saw him. When he was under the window he slowly looked through in to the room, Kathrina was sat at a desk with her left side to him; Spike was standing next to her talking.

Kathrina stood up, then realised she was trapped between the desk and Spike, who wasn't moving. She looked up at him, as he moved down and kissed her. She slowly gave in and responded to him, feeling a tingly sensation down her spine as he ran his fingers down her back.

Knowing where he was heading, she pulled back and moved his hand away from the tie that done up her tight black dress. As she quickly did it back up, Spike moved away from her.

"So, what happened after you got the kitten?" Spike asked, as she moved past him and put the book on the shelf, then turned to face him.

"How do you know what happened?" She asked with a hint of suspicion in her tone.

"I dreamt of it last night. You got a book given to you called Vampirella, and Z gave you his last kitten, which was black." He told her as he sat down on the chair, then put out his right hand to her.

Kathrina looked at it, then him, and then back down at his hand, before talking hold off it. He pulled her towards him, and sat her on his lap. "Well, what happened?" He asked again, as he put his arms around her waist.

Kathrina shifted a bit but not at the thought of answering his question, but because of sitting on his lap, but she didn't want to leave. "Not much," she answered, "we both stayed in..."

London, 1651:

It was the evening, Z was sitting on the sofa, Elizabeth was lying down with her head resting on his lap, the kitten, now named Nightshade, was curled up on Elizabeth.

Z pushed suddenly pushed Nightshade off Elizabeth, making her meow at him, and then run of in to the bedroom; Z then pulled Elizabeth up to him and kissed her, hard and fiercely.

She pushed him away, looking angry at him, "Not now, I'm tired, leave me alone."

Elizabeth was about to get up and go when Z stood up, making her fall back on to the sofa, he then got on top of her, putting his legs either side of her hips.

"Get of me!" She yelled, and then she started to try and push him of, waving her arms about so he couldn't pin them down.

"I'm your man; you will do as I say!" Z grabbed one of her wrists but Elizabeth managed to get it free then slapped him around the face. Z put his hand to his left cheek, when he pulled it back; there was black blood on his fingers from where she had scratched him at the same time.

"You little bitch!" He spat at her then he backhanded her around her face. Elizabeth started crying as she put a hand to her cheek but as soon as it was resting on her stinging cheek, Z had grabbed it again with her another wrist and held them above her head with one of his hands, using the over hand to force her dress up.

"Z, please get off me." She begged, tears streaming down her face.

"Shut up!" he pushed her dress up around her waist, when there was a knock at the door. Z eyed at it, the back at Elizabeth. He then got off her, grabbed her arm, pulled her up and dragged her in to the bedroom, where Nightshade was sleeping.

"Don't say anything." Knowing that Elizabeth would probably start screaming, Z put his right arm around her waist, trapping her arms, pulled her towards him so her body was pushed against his, then he clamped his left hand over her mouth, Elizabeth immediately began to struggle.

"Keep still, or do you want us both to be killed?" He growled into her ear. Elizabeth shocked her head in responds. "Well then, keep still." Not wanting to make him even angrier she did as she was told to and kept still.

The knocking was becoming banging, Nightshade, who was sleeping on the bed, woke up and look towards the living room. Then the banging stopped and Nightshade settled down to sleep again. Not knowing if they were gone, because there was no windows were the door was, Z continued to keep still and quite, keeping his hand on Elizabeth's mouth.

After a few minutes, when he was certain they had gone, Z slowly let go off Elizabeth who quickly moved away from him, "Are you mad? Who was that?" She shouted as she turned back to face him.

"No I'm not. And no one you need to worry your pretty little head about." He answered. Elizabeth stared at him, and then headed for the bedroom door, but Z stepped between her and the only way out of the room.

"Z, leave me alone, please." She pleaded, Z just stared at her.

"I haven't finished with you, yet." He advanced towards her, and pushed her on to the bed, making Nightshade jump off it...

Demonrina, 2378:

"Then he rapped me." Kathrina whispered, as a tear rolled down her cheek. Spike, who still had his arms wrapped around her waist, hugged her tighter. Kathrina normally didn't like people comforting her, but she didn't stop Spike, she needed to be comforted.

Spike brushed her auburn hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear, she had only quickly done her hair up in a ponytail, and now some of it was falling out, then he wiped her eyes. Kathrina stood up and looked down at Spike, "I'll be fine, Spike, thank you." Then she walked out of the study and in to the living room to sit on the sofa when the front door opened.

Z came walking in to the living room with a young man beside him; they stopped at the foot of the door, just as Spike sat down next to Kathrina. Kathrina looked up at them, getting a feeling that she knew who he was. She studied him, she guest he must have been no older than 20, he had light brown hair then was messed up and uncombed, he had brown eyes that had a slight dangerous edge to them, his clothes, a black shirt and faded blue jeans, were also dirty.

"Hello. Who you are you?" She asked.

He looked as though he was about to answer, but Z interrupted him. "Kathrina, don't you recognize him?"

Kathrina looked puzzled, she smiled, "Am I meant to?"

Z motioned with his hand for her to go to him; Kathrina stood up and walked over to him. Z wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him.

"Kathrina, this is Dagger." He paused to look at her, "He's our son...."

To Be Continued. . .