It was early morning; Kathrina was in the kitchen, cooking Z's breakfast as
a surprise. She was dishing it up when Spike crept up behind her. He didn't
do anything until she put the hot frying pan in the sink, then he stood
behind her and slipped his hand down her black lacey knickers as he started
kissing her neck.
She leaned back in to him, knowing this shouldn't be happening, but she couldn't – wouldn't – stop it. "Oh God." She moaned as he pushed his body against hers. Then she heard Z's voice in her mind, 'do it again...I'll kill you' she pulled away from him, moving his hand out from her knickers and turned to face him. "We cant, Z knows what happened. And unless you have a death wish, we should end it. Now."
"How did he find out!?" Spike asked angrily.
"I forgot he would feel it. He said if we do it again, he'll kill me...but I think he means you." She replied.
"Oh, okay then." Then with that, Spike walked out of the room.
Kathrina sighed, what the Hell am I gonna do? She turned back to Z's breakfast, then picked up the tray and walked in to the hall; she then went up the stairs to enter their bedroom. Z was awake and sitting up in the bed, the cover around his hips. She put the tray in front of him, as she did she noticed he was more muscular than Spike, in his chest and arms, after staring at him for a moment she sat next to him.
"Thanks, sweet. Now be a good girl and stop comparing me to him." Z took a bite of his toast and looked back at her. "And I'm glad you listened to me, don't want that pretty little head of yours detached from your body now, do we?" Z smiled at her, making him seem more evil than he was when he didn't smile.
Kathrina forced a little smile back at him before going to her dressing table and picking up her dress that she slung on her chair the previous day. She quickly got changed in to it, feeling Z staring at her all the time, when she was finished she brushed her hair then went back to the bed and sat down.
"How's breakfast?" She asked, taking a bite of his toast.
"It's fine, thanks." He answered as he ate.
Kathrina stood up. "Well, I've got things to do." She turned to leave the room when Z called out, "Wait!"
She turned back to face him and said, "What?"
"What are you doing tonight?" He asked.
"Nothing, why?"
"Because, I'm going to make dinner tonight. Just for us two." He told her.
"Okay, I'd like that." She replied then smiled and walked out of the room, leaving Z to his breakfast.
It was midday, the sun was beating down, making the mid July day hotter than normal. Kathrina was relaxing by the pool, in her black bikini, drinking a glass of Blood Wine; she picked her sunglasses off the floor and put them on. She took a sip of her wine then put the glass on the table next to her recliner chair, then noticed Dagger was sat in the one next to hers. She looked at him; he was dress in black jeans with a black oversized t-shirt that had a skull with a rim of flames on it.
"Do you want something?" She asked.
"Am I not aloud to spend time with my Mama?" He asked her.
Kathrina stared at him, memories flooding back to her.
"Mama, can we make cookies?"
"I suppose, if you want to. I don't mind." She answered.
Dagger nodded, and then looked out to the swimming pool, he didn't know what to say – neither did Kathrina.
"What a sip?" She finally said, holding her glass out to him.
Dagger took the glass from her and looked at the dark red contents. "What is it?"
"Blood Wine. Its red wine mixed with some blood." She explained. "Its nice, you'll like it."
Dagger continued to stare at the drink before taking a sip; he swallowed the liquid as he put the glass down, then said nothing.
"Well?" Kathrina prodded.
"Mmm...it's alright." He answered.
"See, told you you'll like it." She replied as she took a sip.
"One question, though." Dagger said, Kathrina looked to him. "Why is it in a Martini glass and not a wine glass?"
Kathrina shrugged, "Looks better in a Martini glass."
Dagger responds was, "Oh."
Kathrina put the glass back on the table and rested her arms across her stomach. "So, what are your plans for today?"
"I thought I'd hang out with my Mama." Dagger answered as he sat back in the chair.
"Me? Why me?"
"Because you're my Mama, and I want to get to know you better." Dagger replied.
"Okay. Why do you call me 'Mama,' why not Mother or Mom?" She looked towards him; he was already staring at her.
"Because that's what I was brought up to call you." He said, looking back at the pool.
"Okay, I suppose." Kathrina picked up her drink, Dagger watched her as she took a sip.
Standing by a grave. Crying into the nights. Fear. Anger. Sadness.
Then the glass fell to the floor, shattering in to tiny pieces as it hit the floor.
London, England, 1655: Elizabeth stood by the grave of her daughter, Mary, born a week ago only to die the next day. Z wrapped an arm around her waist; the other was resting on Victoria's shoulder. They had Mary's funeral two days ago, they had been at her grave now for half an hour, but Z wasn't going to start telling Elizabeth when to go, for she would only lash out at him, again. The first time had been the day after Mary died, Z asked if he could help her make dinner, but Elizabeth lost her temper and shouted at him, accusing him of thinking that she couldn't do nothing any more, in the process she had thumped him, leaving him with a black eye that was slowly going.
Elizabeth turned and slowly started walking out of the graveyard, she was dressed in complete black, and every time she came here she would wear black. Z was also dressed in black, as he normally was, but Victoria didn't own anything black, so she was in her white dress. Elizabeth turned around to what Z and Victoria were doing, they were heading to for. She noticed Victoria seemed pale, almost like a ghost, she had tears streaming down her cheeks, as she walked hand-in-hand with her father. Elizabeth knew that memory would haunt her for as long as she lived...
Demonrina, 2378: Kathrina slowly opened her eyes, she was now lying on her bed, Z and Dagger sat beside her. She closed her eyes and moaned slightly, her headache was even worse than last time, she felt Z take hold of her hand, she opened her eyes again as she looked at him, Z was sitting in a chair next to the bed, Dagger was sat on the bed, looking down at her.
"How long?" Her voice was weak, it scared her, she had never felt this weak before.
"Half an hour. Dagger brought you up here." Z told her.
"Thank you, Dagger." She closed her eyes, feeling tired.
"Lets leave her to rest." Z said to Dagger.
Kathrina felt Dagger get off the bed, then she got a kiss on the forehead, which she guessed was from him, because shortly afterwards she got one on the lips. Then Z told her. "I'll check on you later." He let go of her hand and left the room. It didn't take long for Kathrina to slip unconscious.
Demonrina, 2357: "It's a boy!" The midwife cried out, then there was the sound of a baby crying.
Elizabeth slumped back against the pillows, sweating and breathing heavily, Z kissed her and pulled back when the midwife appeared next to them, holding the baby wrapped in a blanket. She handed the baby over to Elizabeth, and stood next to them.
Elizabeth smiled at the tiny baby, who had now settled down and stopped crying.
"Dagger." Said Z. "We'll name him Dagger."
Elizabeth nodded. "Then Dagger it is." She smiled at him, making Z kiss her again.
Demonrina, 2378: "How are you?"
Kathrina turned round at the sound of Spike's voice, to find him standing in front of her. It was the next day, Spike's last day with them. "Fine. You?"
"Not bad." He replied.
Kathrina ran towards him and threw her arms around his neck and hugged him, Spike put his arms around her waist and hugged her tightly. "I'll miss you." She whispered.
"Me too." Spike said, then kissed her.
Kathrina didn't want it to end, she didn't want him to leave but he was and she couldn't stop him. After a moment Spike drew back then walked out of the kitchen, leaving Kathrina standing by herself as she watched him go.
At least she had something to be glad about today; Z had told her that her memories would now start coming in her dreams so she would no longer fall unconscious.
Dagger walked up to her and embraced her in a hug, Kathrina returned it, for the first time since Dagger had arrived in their house she felt like she had a proper family, and like she had a son.
She leaned back in to him, knowing this shouldn't be happening, but she couldn't – wouldn't – stop it. "Oh God." She moaned as he pushed his body against hers. Then she heard Z's voice in her mind, 'do it again...I'll kill you' she pulled away from him, moving his hand out from her knickers and turned to face him. "We cant, Z knows what happened. And unless you have a death wish, we should end it. Now."
"How did he find out!?" Spike asked angrily.
"I forgot he would feel it. He said if we do it again, he'll kill me...but I think he means you." She replied.
"Oh, okay then." Then with that, Spike walked out of the room.
Kathrina sighed, what the Hell am I gonna do? She turned back to Z's breakfast, then picked up the tray and walked in to the hall; she then went up the stairs to enter their bedroom. Z was awake and sitting up in the bed, the cover around his hips. She put the tray in front of him, as she did she noticed he was more muscular than Spike, in his chest and arms, after staring at him for a moment she sat next to him.
"Thanks, sweet. Now be a good girl and stop comparing me to him." Z took a bite of his toast and looked back at her. "And I'm glad you listened to me, don't want that pretty little head of yours detached from your body now, do we?" Z smiled at her, making him seem more evil than he was when he didn't smile.
Kathrina forced a little smile back at him before going to her dressing table and picking up her dress that she slung on her chair the previous day. She quickly got changed in to it, feeling Z staring at her all the time, when she was finished she brushed her hair then went back to the bed and sat down.
"How's breakfast?" She asked, taking a bite of his toast.
"It's fine, thanks." He answered as he ate.
Kathrina stood up. "Well, I've got things to do." She turned to leave the room when Z called out, "Wait!"
She turned back to face him and said, "What?"
"What are you doing tonight?" He asked.
"Nothing, why?"
"Because, I'm going to make dinner tonight. Just for us two." He told her.
"Okay, I'd like that." She replied then smiled and walked out of the room, leaving Z to his breakfast.
It was midday, the sun was beating down, making the mid July day hotter than normal. Kathrina was relaxing by the pool, in her black bikini, drinking a glass of Blood Wine; she picked her sunglasses off the floor and put them on. She took a sip of her wine then put the glass on the table next to her recliner chair, then noticed Dagger was sat in the one next to hers. She looked at him; he was dress in black jeans with a black oversized t-shirt that had a skull with a rim of flames on it.
"Do you want something?" She asked.
"Am I not aloud to spend time with my Mama?" He asked her.
Kathrina stared at him, memories flooding back to her.
"Mama, can we make cookies?"
"I suppose, if you want to. I don't mind." She answered.
Dagger nodded, and then looked out to the swimming pool, he didn't know what to say – neither did Kathrina.
"What a sip?" She finally said, holding her glass out to him.
Dagger took the glass from her and looked at the dark red contents. "What is it?"
"Blood Wine. Its red wine mixed with some blood." She explained. "Its nice, you'll like it."
Dagger continued to stare at the drink before taking a sip; he swallowed the liquid as he put the glass down, then said nothing.
"Well?" Kathrina prodded.
"Mmm...it's alright." He answered.
"See, told you you'll like it." She replied as she took a sip.
"One question, though." Dagger said, Kathrina looked to him. "Why is it in a Martini glass and not a wine glass?"
Kathrina shrugged, "Looks better in a Martini glass."
Dagger responds was, "Oh."
Kathrina put the glass back on the table and rested her arms across her stomach. "So, what are your plans for today?"
"I thought I'd hang out with my Mama." Dagger answered as he sat back in the chair.
"Me? Why me?"
"Because you're my Mama, and I want to get to know you better." Dagger replied.
"Okay. Why do you call me 'Mama,' why not Mother or Mom?" She looked towards him; he was already staring at her.
"Because that's what I was brought up to call you." He said, looking back at the pool.
"Okay, I suppose." Kathrina picked up her drink, Dagger watched her as she took a sip.
Standing by a grave. Crying into the nights. Fear. Anger. Sadness.
Then the glass fell to the floor, shattering in to tiny pieces as it hit the floor.
London, England, 1655: Elizabeth stood by the grave of her daughter, Mary, born a week ago only to die the next day. Z wrapped an arm around her waist; the other was resting on Victoria's shoulder. They had Mary's funeral two days ago, they had been at her grave now for half an hour, but Z wasn't going to start telling Elizabeth when to go, for she would only lash out at him, again. The first time had been the day after Mary died, Z asked if he could help her make dinner, but Elizabeth lost her temper and shouted at him, accusing him of thinking that she couldn't do nothing any more, in the process she had thumped him, leaving him with a black eye that was slowly going.
Elizabeth turned and slowly started walking out of the graveyard, she was dressed in complete black, and every time she came here she would wear black. Z was also dressed in black, as he normally was, but Victoria didn't own anything black, so she was in her white dress. Elizabeth turned around to what Z and Victoria were doing, they were heading to for. She noticed Victoria seemed pale, almost like a ghost, she had tears streaming down her cheeks, as she walked hand-in-hand with her father. Elizabeth knew that memory would haunt her for as long as she lived...
Demonrina, 2378: Kathrina slowly opened her eyes, she was now lying on her bed, Z and Dagger sat beside her. She closed her eyes and moaned slightly, her headache was even worse than last time, she felt Z take hold of her hand, she opened her eyes again as she looked at him, Z was sitting in a chair next to the bed, Dagger was sat on the bed, looking down at her.
"How long?" Her voice was weak, it scared her, she had never felt this weak before.
"Half an hour. Dagger brought you up here." Z told her.
"Thank you, Dagger." She closed her eyes, feeling tired.
"Lets leave her to rest." Z said to Dagger.
Kathrina felt Dagger get off the bed, then she got a kiss on the forehead, which she guessed was from him, because shortly afterwards she got one on the lips. Then Z told her. "I'll check on you later." He let go of her hand and left the room. It didn't take long for Kathrina to slip unconscious.
Demonrina, 2357: "It's a boy!" The midwife cried out, then there was the sound of a baby crying.
Elizabeth slumped back against the pillows, sweating and breathing heavily, Z kissed her and pulled back when the midwife appeared next to them, holding the baby wrapped in a blanket. She handed the baby over to Elizabeth, and stood next to them.
Elizabeth smiled at the tiny baby, who had now settled down and stopped crying.
"Dagger." Said Z. "We'll name him Dagger."
Elizabeth nodded. "Then Dagger it is." She smiled at him, making Z kiss her again.
Demonrina, 2378: "How are you?"
Kathrina turned round at the sound of Spike's voice, to find him standing in front of her. It was the next day, Spike's last day with them. "Fine. You?"
"Not bad." He replied.
Kathrina ran towards him and threw her arms around his neck and hugged him, Spike put his arms around her waist and hugged her tightly. "I'll miss you." She whispered.
"Me too." Spike said, then kissed her.
Kathrina didn't want it to end, she didn't want him to leave but he was and she couldn't stop him. After a moment Spike drew back then walked out of the kitchen, leaving Kathrina standing by herself as she watched him go.
At least she had something to be glad about today; Z had told her that her memories would now start coming in her dreams so she would no longer fall unconscious.
Dagger walked up to her and embraced her in a hug, Kathrina returned it, for the first time since Dagger had arrived in their house she felt like she had a proper family, and like she had a son.