Chapter 2: A Place to Crash
The silence of the night was broken by the screeching of Selene's car as it raced through the sleeping city streets. Selene had not said a word to Michael since they left the Lycans lair about an hour ago, and Michael thought it best to just shut up and let her drive considering her bad mood and her constant disregard of the speed limit. Michael's thoughts had been plagues with what had happened in the last 48 hours.
Before two days ago, he would have laughed in your face if you told him there were such things as Werewolves and Vampires, and now. now he didn't know what to believe. He had just turned into a creature that had been battling with his very soul to get out, and now that it had been unleashed, there was no telling what was possible anymore. He was no longer Michael the Human; he was now Michael the Hybrid. Some will come to know him as the abomination and others will come to know him as a savor. What ever he was, he had it all thanks to her. The woman that, until up to two days ago, he though was nothing more then a strikingly sexy young woman walking around in a subway in a full leather body suit and leather coat to do with it. Michael's thoughts were interrupted when Selene made another sharp turn down yet another deserted street.
"You think maybe we could slow down?" Michael asked only to be glared at in return. "Didn't think so."
Michael became quiet again as Selene made another sharp turn this time turning to the left. He stared at her as his mind began to race again with unsorted thoughts. He didn't know if he should be mad at Selene or thankful for the little gift she had given him. He was no longer human thanks to her. She had taken that privilege away from him when she sunk her long white fangs into his neck and sucking out all that remained of his humanity. She had taken away so much from him and yet. given so much in return. She had saved him from the formidable Viktor, which meant giving up her life with her kind and being branded a traitor, and for what? Him?
"Why did you save me?" He blurted as Selene finally started to slow down. They were now about a block away from his apartment. She didn't answer at first, only stared at the road. Then finally, when he was about to turn away from her, she turned her head to glance at him.
"Seemed like a good idea at the time don't you think?" She stated this more then asked it. She turned back to the street and came to a halt in front of his apartment. Michael went to get out of the car when Selene pushed him back into his seat. He stared at her questioningly.
"What?"
"I'll go in first; the Lycans could have been here already, maybe even waiting for you. I'll check it out. Stay here!" Before Michael could protest however, Selene had shut the door and disappeared in the building, guns drawn, waiting to strike.
"Screw this!" Michael said out loud as he opened the door and headed towards the apartment buildings. He got to the second story and to his apartment with out even realizing it for he was to busy trying to figure out this vampire by the name of Selene. He opened his apartment door with a creak and walked inside. He was walking soundlessly through the living room and into his bedroom a sudden movement caught his eye. He jumped back with a sudden growl, bearing his razor sharp teeth. Before he could strike, even move, he was pinned to the wall by a strong grip that was definitely not human. He looked down into the mouth of sharp fangs and the eyes of frigid blue.
Vampire Blue.
Selene glared and hissed at him before throwing him down to the flood.
"I told you to stay there, you could have gotten the both of us killed!" she hissed.
"I thought you might need some help just incase there was any trouble. that's all."
"I don't need your help," But just then her words contradicted it self when she tried in vein to hold herself up. He then took note of her outfit which was torn and ripped at various places in the skin tight, leather uniform she wore. Blood was everywhere. It seemed to just wedge its way into every nook and cranny in her leather bound body. It was hard to tell which blood was dried, fresh, hers, or another's. Either way, she didn't look to good. Michael ran to grab her when her knees finally gave away and she dropped to the floor in pain.
"Come on, lets get you looked at."
"I'm fine," he looked at her like she were crazy but she chose to ignore his look and kept going, "just grab your stuff and let's get out of here. By the looks of it the Lycans haven't been here yet which means they should be soon." She tried to stand but failed and just gave a small cry of pain. There was no way she was in any shape to be traveling any ware at this hour and with the wounds she had. 'I guess Viktor hit you harder then I thought,' Michael whispered under his breath.
"Look your not going any ware like this and besides, the sun should be coming up any time now," Selene's head shot to a small clock in the middle of Michael's small bedroom. The clock read 6:45am. He was right, the sun would be coming up soon and she had no where to hide.
Michael must have ready her thoughts, "Look why don't we just stay here for one night, I mean, day. anyway, where else are you gonna go? While you're sleeping I can get my stuff and be ready by the time you wake up. I'll have to look at those wounds first though." He reached out to touch one of her wounds on her side when she backed away from him and held the gun to his head.
"I don't need help. I told you." She lowered the gun and took a step away from him. "They will heal soon enough; I'll be fine by tonight. We'll stay here for now, be ready, we leave as soon as the sun sets." With that Selene got up and headed toward the small living room."
"Why don't you take the bed, it'll be darker in here with the shades down. It's the darkest place in the house. I'll sleep on the couch."
"Fine!" With that she turned and shut the door in his face. He was about to walk away when the door opened a fraction of an inch and Selene's face appeared, downcast as though inspecting the floor.
"Michael. Thank you.For everything.." She said it in almost a tortured whisper, but Michael heard every word. He smiled.
"Anytime. call if you need anything, I'll be here." She disappeared from behind the door but still kept it cracked that half an inch. Michael saw this and took note of it. Though she may be tough and a stubborn as hell, even she needs someone, even if that someone was a hybrid.
The silence of the night was broken by the screeching of Selene's car as it raced through the sleeping city streets. Selene had not said a word to Michael since they left the Lycans lair about an hour ago, and Michael thought it best to just shut up and let her drive considering her bad mood and her constant disregard of the speed limit. Michael's thoughts had been plagues with what had happened in the last 48 hours.
Before two days ago, he would have laughed in your face if you told him there were such things as Werewolves and Vampires, and now. now he didn't know what to believe. He had just turned into a creature that had been battling with his very soul to get out, and now that it had been unleashed, there was no telling what was possible anymore. He was no longer Michael the Human; he was now Michael the Hybrid. Some will come to know him as the abomination and others will come to know him as a savor. What ever he was, he had it all thanks to her. The woman that, until up to two days ago, he though was nothing more then a strikingly sexy young woman walking around in a subway in a full leather body suit and leather coat to do with it. Michael's thoughts were interrupted when Selene made another sharp turn down yet another deserted street.
"You think maybe we could slow down?" Michael asked only to be glared at in return. "Didn't think so."
Michael became quiet again as Selene made another sharp turn this time turning to the left. He stared at her as his mind began to race again with unsorted thoughts. He didn't know if he should be mad at Selene or thankful for the little gift she had given him. He was no longer human thanks to her. She had taken that privilege away from him when she sunk her long white fangs into his neck and sucking out all that remained of his humanity. She had taken away so much from him and yet. given so much in return. She had saved him from the formidable Viktor, which meant giving up her life with her kind and being branded a traitor, and for what? Him?
"Why did you save me?" He blurted as Selene finally started to slow down. They were now about a block away from his apartment. She didn't answer at first, only stared at the road. Then finally, when he was about to turn away from her, she turned her head to glance at him.
"Seemed like a good idea at the time don't you think?" She stated this more then asked it. She turned back to the street and came to a halt in front of his apartment. Michael went to get out of the car when Selene pushed him back into his seat. He stared at her questioningly.
"What?"
"I'll go in first; the Lycans could have been here already, maybe even waiting for you. I'll check it out. Stay here!" Before Michael could protest however, Selene had shut the door and disappeared in the building, guns drawn, waiting to strike.
"Screw this!" Michael said out loud as he opened the door and headed towards the apartment buildings. He got to the second story and to his apartment with out even realizing it for he was to busy trying to figure out this vampire by the name of Selene. He opened his apartment door with a creak and walked inside. He was walking soundlessly through the living room and into his bedroom a sudden movement caught his eye. He jumped back with a sudden growl, bearing his razor sharp teeth. Before he could strike, even move, he was pinned to the wall by a strong grip that was definitely not human. He looked down into the mouth of sharp fangs and the eyes of frigid blue.
Vampire Blue.
Selene glared and hissed at him before throwing him down to the flood.
"I told you to stay there, you could have gotten the both of us killed!" she hissed.
"I thought you might need some help just incase there was any trouble. that's all."
"I don't need your help," But just then her words contradicted it self when she tried in vein to hold herself up. He then took note of her outfit which was torn and ripped at various places in the skin tight, leather uniform she wore. Blood was everywhere. It seemed to just wedge its way into every nook and cranny in her leather bound body. It was hard to tell which blood was dried, fresh, hers, or another's. Either way, she didn't look to good. Michael ran to grab her when her knees finally gave away and she dropped to the floor in pain.
"Come on, lets get you looked at."
"I'm fine," he looked at her like she were crazy but she chose to ignore his look and kept going, "just grab your stuff and let's get out of here. By the looks of it the Lycans haven't been here yet which means they should be soon." She tried to stand but failed and just gave a small cry of pain. There was no way she was in any shape to be traveling any ware at this hour and with the wounds she had. 'I guess Viktor hit you harder then I thought,' Michael whispered under his breath.
"Look your not going any ware like this and besides, the sun should be coming up any time now," Selene's head shot to a small clock in the middle of Michael's small bedroom. The clock read 6:45am. He was right, the sun would be coming up soon and she had no where to hide.
Michael must have ready her thoughts, "Look why don't we just stay here for one night, I mean, day. anyway, where else are you gonna go? While you're sleeping I can get my stuff and be ready by the time you wake up. I'll have to look at those wounds first though." He reached out to touch one of her wounds on her side when she backed away from him and held the gun to his head.
"I don't need help. I told you." She lowered the gun and took a step away from him. "They will heal soon enough; I'll be fine by tonight. We'll stay here for now, be ready, we leave as soon as the sun sets." With that Selene got up and headed toward the small living room."
"Why don't you take the bed, it'll be darker in here with the shades down. It's the darkest place in the house. I'll sleep on the couch."
"Fine!" With that she turned and shut the door in his face. He was about to walk away when the door opened a fraction of an inch and Selene's face appeared, downcast as though inspecting the floor.
"Michael. Thank you.For everything.." She said it in almost a tortured whisper, but Michael heard every word. He smiled.
"Anytime. call if you need anything, I'll be here." She disappeared from behind the door but still kept it cracked that half an inch. Michael saw this and took note of it. Though she may be tough and a stubborn as hell, even she needs someone, even if that someone was a hybrid.
