The next night, Iliana grabbed her cell and went into the bathroom in
Deacon's room. She pressed two buttons and held it up to her ear.
"Giselle." She said when Giselle's voice came through the phone.
"Hey, Ana." Giselle said.
"How's Phoenix?"
"He's fine. Serenity just fed him."
While she was talking, Deacon snuck into the bedroom and listened to what she was saying, in hopes of finding out why she wanted to kill Blade.
"I really come take him back." She said.
"I know. But Deacon's still alive and you've got him to help you now and we brought back Quinn last night."
"Yeah, but I don't know how much help they'll be now. I mean, Deacon seems kind of pissed that we couldn't get Mercury back and Quinn, well I don't think I need to say anything about him."
"I know what you mean. But after this is all over, you never have to see Deacon again."
"I don't know if wanna stop talking to him when it's all over. I mean, I know he's a vampire but there's something about him."
"Remember what you said when Rowan died, though."
"I know what I said when Rowan died. Never fall in love with someone like him again."
"Never fall in love with a vampire."
"But sometimes I wonder if the best thing for Phoenix is for me to be with someone like Rowan."
"The best thing for Phoenix is for his mother to kill Blade so she can take care of him."
"I know. And I will as soon as I can. Until then, you and Serenity have to keep him out of danger."
"We will. We have a protection spell surrounding the entire apartment. He's safe."
"Well, look. I have to go. I told Deacon that I was coming in here to go to the bathroom. I'll talk to you soon."
"Yeah. Call the next chance you get."
"I will. Bye."
"Bye."
Iliana hung up the phone. She reached over and flushed the toilet just in case Deacon was close enough to hear. She turned the water on in the sink and splashed some on her face. "Snap out of it, Ana. Your son is fine. Serenity and Giselle know what they're doing." She dried her face and walked back out into the living room, where Deacon was now sitting on the couch. She sat down on the couch beside him and didn't say a word. She took a cigarette from the pack laying on the table and lit it.
"Iliana," Deacon said.
"What?"
"Why do you wanna kill Blade so bad?"
"Don't worry about. I told I had my reasons. I just wanna hurry up and get it all done and over with. He's a menace and he needs to be destroyed." She stood up and walked out to the pool. She looked out over the city and sighed longingly.
Deacon stood up and walked out behind her. I have to get her to tell me. I have to know. He thought to himself as he walked up beside her. He put his hand on her lower back and she looked into his eyes. "Why won't you tell me?"
"Why do you wanna know so bad?"
He honestly didn't know why he wanted to know. There was just about the amount of sadness in her eyes that made him what to know what made her feel like no one wanted her. What's more, he wanted to know what was in that bedroom in Serenity and Giselle's apartment that made the sadness go away every time she went in there. "Why do you wanna keep it hidden?"
"Because, I don't feel that I have to tell you. All you need to know is that I want him dead just like you and I'm gonna help you kill him. After that, we never have to see each other again."
"Tell me why you want him dead." The tone in his voice had changed to a cold, demanding tone.
"No." Her tone changed to match his. She turned to walk away but he grabbed her arm. She flinched in pain because he grabbed the same spot Luca had grabbed and large bruises just two nights earlier.
"Tell me now." He barked, his eyes had turned back to the evil blood red color and she realized what was happening. La Magra takes over his body when he gets pissed off.
She decided to tell him before he got any angrier than he already was since he seemed like he really wanted to know. "Fine, Deacon. You really wanna know? I want Blade dead because he killed my son's father. There. Are you fucking happy now?" She said in a half pissed off, half sad voice as she started to cry. She turned and walked back into the living room.
Her son? That's why she wants Blade dead. That doesn't make sense. He followed her into the living room. "Wait, your son? I thought you said you lived alone and had no family."
"Yeah, I did. I lied because I wanted to protect him."
"Why did Blade kill his father anyway?"
"Rowan was a vampire. When I went into labor, he was trying to get me to the hospital and Blade attacked and killed him. That's why I want him dead. Rowan didn't do anything wrong and he killed him anyway."
"Why didn't you just have Serenity and Giselle bring him back like they did Quinn."
"They tried. Three times. It didn't work."
So that's why she wants him dead. He stepped forward and put his hand on her back and she turned around. "Killing him isn't gonna bring Rowan back." He said, trying to comfort her. Your starting to sound like a fucking human. He thought as he pulled her close. She wrapped her arms around him and cried into his chest. Now that he knew why she wanted to kill Blade, he realized why she hated life so much. Blade had killed the man she loved because he was a vampire and she couldn't see her son because of what she was doing and he wasn't making it any easier by forcing her to tell him all of this. He didn't know why he felt for her the way he did. The first time he saw her, he was planning on killing her. Now, he was helping her and wanted to protect her and keep her with him forever.
She inhaled deeply and lifted her head to look into his eyes. "I'm sorry." She said as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "I don't know why I acted like that. I guess I'm just tired. I'm gonna go lay down. If you need anything, let me know." She walked past Quinn, who was entering the room, and went into the bedroom.
"What's all that?" Quinn asked.
"She told me why she wants Blade dead so bad."
"What'd you do beat it out of her?" Deacon gave him an evil look without saying a word. "Why she want him dead?"
"He killed her son's father. He was a vampire."
"Her son?"
"You heard what I said."
"So then where's her son?"
"He's with Serenity and Giselle."
"The two babes in the apartment?"
"Yeah. We have get someone over there. I want our best guards over there outside that apartment. I want that child protected at all costs."
"Okay." Quinn left to get to work on protecting the child.
Deacon looked towards the bedroom door, debating on whether to go in or not. He finally decided to go in. When he went in, Iliana was already asleep. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her. He brushed a strand of hair out of her face then gently ran his fingers down her cheek. What fuck is wrong with you, Deacon? You're falling for a human. He went over to the chair in the corner and sat down, watching her sleep for no apparent reason at all.
"Hey, Ana." Giselle said.
"How's Phoenix?"
"He's fine. Serenity just fed him."
While she was talking, Deacon snuck into the bedroom and listened to what she was saying, in hopes of finding out why she wanted to kill Blade.
"I really come take him back." She said.
"I know. But Deacon's still alive and you've got him to help you now and we brought back Quinn last night."
"Yeah, but I don't know how much help they'll be now. I mean, Deacon seems kind of pissed that we couldn't get Mercury back and Quinn, well I don't think I need to say anything about him."
"I know what you mean. But after this is all over, you never have to see Deacon again."
"I don't know if wanna stop talking to him when it's all over. I mean, I know he's a vampire but there's something about him."
"Remember what you said when Rowan died, though."
"I know what I said when Rowan died. Never fall in love with someone like him again."
"Never fall in love with a vampire."
"But sometimes I wonder if the best thing for Phoenix is for me to be with someone like Rowan."
"The best thing for Phoenix is for his mother to kill Blade so she can take care of him."
"I know. And I will as soon as I can. Until then, you and Serenity have to keep him out of danger."
"We will. We have a protection spell surrounding the entire apartment. He's safe."
"Well, look. I have to go. I told Deacon that I was coming in here to go to the bathroom. I'll talk to you soon."
"Yeah. Call the next chance you get."
"I will. Bye."
"Bye."
Iliana hung up the phone. She reached over and flushed the toilet just in case Deacon was close enough to hear. She turned the water on in the sink and splashed some on her face. "Snap out of it, Ana. Your son is fine. Serenity and Giselle know what they're doing." She dried her face and walked back out into the living room, where Deacon was now sitting on the couch. She sat down on the couch beside him and didn't say a word. She took a cigarette from the pack laying on the table and lit it.
"Iliana," Deacon said.
"What?"
"Why do you wanna kill Blade so bad?"
"Don't worry about. I told I had my reasons. I just wanna hurry up and get it all done and over with. He's a menace and he needs to be destroyed." She stood up and walked out to the pool. She looked out over the city and sighed longingly.
Deacon stood up and walked out behind her. I have to get her to tell me. I have to know. He thought to himself as he walked up beside her. He put his hand on her lower back and she looked into his eyes. "Why won't you tell me?"
"Why do you wanna know so bad?"
He honestly didn't know why he wanted to know. There was just about the amount of sadness in her eyes that made him what to know what made her feel like no one wanted her. What's more, he wanted to know what was in that bedroom in Serenity and Giselle's apartment that made the sadness go away every time she went in there. "Why do you wanna keep it hidden?"
"Because, I don't feel that I have to tell you. All you need to know is that I want him dead just like you and I'm gonna help you kill him. After that, we never have to see each other again."
"Tell me why you want him dead." The tone in his voice had changed to a cold, demanding tone.
"No." Her tone changed to match his. She turned to walk away but he grabbed her arm. She flinched in pain because he grabbed the same spot Luca had grabbed and large bruises just two nights earlier.
"Tell me now." He barked, his eyes had turned back to the evil blood red color and she realized what was happening. La Magra takes over his body when he gets pissed off.
She decided to tell him before he got any angrier than he already was since he seemed like he really wanted to know. "Fine, Deacon. You really wanna know? I want Blade dead because he killed my son's father. There. Are you fucking happy now?" She said in a half pissed off, half sad voice as she started to cry. She turned and walked back into the living room.
Her son? That's why she wants Blade dead. That doesn't make sense. He followed her into the living room. "Wait, your son? I thought you said you lived alone and had no family."
"Yeah, I did. I lied because I wanted to protect him."
"Why did Blade kill his father anyway?"
"Rowan was a vampire. When I went into labor, he was trying to get me to the hospital and Blade attacked and killed him. That's why I want him dead. Rowan didn't do anything wrong and he killed him anyway."
"Why didn't you just have Serenity and Giselle bring him back like they did Quinn."
"They tried. Three times. It didn't work."
So that's why she wants him dead. He stepped forward and put his hand on her back and she turned around. "Killing him isn't gonna bring Rowan back." He said, trying to comfort her. Your starting to sound like a fucking human. He thought as he pulled her close. She wrapped her arms around him and cried into his chest. Now that he knew why she wanted to kill Blade, he realized why she hated life so much. Blade had killed the man she loved because he was a vampire and she couldn't see her son because of what she was doing and he wasn't making it any easier by forcing her to tell him all of this. He didn't know why he felt for her the way he did. The first time he saw her, he was planning on killing her. Now, he was helping her and wanted to protect her and keep her with him forever.
She inhaled deeply and lifted her head to look into his eyes. "I'm sorry." She said as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "I don't know why I acted like that. I guess I'm just tired. I'm gonna go lay down. If you need anything, let me know." She walked past Quinn, who was entering the room, and went into the bedroom.
"What's all that?" Quinn asked.
"She told me why she wants Blade dead so bad."
"What'd you do beat it out of her?" Deacon gave him an evil look without saying a word. "Why she want him dead?"
"He killed her son's father. He was a vampire."
"Her son?"
"You heard what I said."
"So then where's her son?"
"He's with Serenity and Giselle."
"The two babes in the apartment?"
"Yeah. We have get someone over there. I want our best guards over there outside that apartment. I want that child protected at all costs."
"Okay." Quinn left to get to work on protecting the child.
Deacon looked towards the bedroom door, debating on whether to go in or not. He finally decided to go in. When he went in, Iliana was already asleep. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her. He brushed a strand of hair out of her face then gently ran his fingers down her cheek. What fuck is wrong with you, Deacon? You're falling for a human. He went over to the chair in the corner and sat down, watching her sleep for no apparent reason at all.