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Hello, and welcome to chapter . . *counts on fingers* five! This one is short (I'm sorry!), but it is important . . . you'll see. Read. Enjoy. Review!
Disclaimer: *The Lady Mage stands* I, The Lady Mage do NOT own Underworld or any of its many magical characters! I DO OWN my OWN OCS!! No touchy! *chuckles*
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Damon pushed open the two great oaken doors that lead into the room that served as Lucian and Marcus's shared office. The young lycan stepped aside, allowing Michael and Selene to enter. Kindra followed, helping him shut the large doors.
The room was decorated as the rest of the mansion was- panneled walls, lush carpets, and victorian furniture. In this room sat two giant desks- one on either side of the room- and a large chaise was settled between them against the far wall. Three people occupied the room- one at each desk, and one lounged out on the chaise.
As soon as Selene and Michael stepped into the room, all three looked up. Erika sat up on the chaise, a smile on her face. "Selene! We'd thought you were dead!"
The vampiress seemed surprised to see the blonde vampire in the room, but she hid it well. "Obviously I am not that easy to kill." she said. "What are you doing here?"
Erika smiled, gesturing to the man with shaggy blonde hair and big, gentle blue eyes that sat at one of the desks. "I go where my husband takes me." she answered casually.
"Husband?"
The last person in the room turned around his chair. "Welcome." Lucian said to the two. Kindra walked past Damon, pausing next to Lucian just long enough to touch his shoulder with her gloved hand, then came to stand behind him. He gave her a pleasant expression before turning his attention back to Selene and Michael.
The lycan alpha looked much the same as he had the last time either Michael or Selene had set eyes on him, save for cleaner clothes and a trimmed beard. Lucian took in Michael's shocked expression and smirked. "Well, go ahead. Ask."
"How the holy hell are you alive?!" Michael asked, eyes wide as he stared.
"That, Michael, is a long story- one best left undiscussed." answered the alpha. "Besides, we have more pressing matters to attend to."
The blonde man stood from his desk. "Yes. Lucian is right." He turned to Erika. "Erika, dear, why don't you take Selene and Kindra into the sitting room while we speak? You can fill her in one everything she wants to know."
"No thanks." Selene said, crossing her arms. "I'd rather stay here."
"Erika can tell you all that is going on." Lucian said. "Marcus and I must speak with Michael- alone- first."
"Whatever you can say to me, you can say to her as well." Michael protested.
Erika mock-pouted. "Oh, come on Selene." she said as she stood up. "Let them talk. I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
"It'll only be for a few minutes." said Lucian.
Michael gave his mate an apologetic look. "I'll tell you everything they say- I swear."
She glared at him, but the look he returned to her told her she wouldn't be permitted to stay- if he had to remove her himself. Her glare intensified, promising many horrible things, as Erika and Kindra lead her through a little doorway and into the next room.
This room was much the same, with its fancy little couches and its grand fireplace. Kindra immediatly went to the fireplace and took a seat on the floor before it, sitting just far enough away to not catch flame.
"Have a seat." Erika gestured to the comfy chair behind Kindra, then sat in the one opposite it, crossing her legs.
When Selene sat behind her, Kindra leaned back against the side of the chair. The vampiress ignored her, turning to look at Erika. "So, why have we been kidnapped? And since when are you with Marcus?! What happened to your precious Kraven?"
Erika wrinkled her nose. "Kraven is history." She spat his name as though it left a foul taste in her mouth. "I have someone better now. I met Marcus the day after the Clash."
"Clash?"
Kindra leaned her head back to see Selene's face. "It's what the lycans call the day when the vampire elder, Viktor, died." she explained. "The day the worlds clashed."
"Marcus is everything that Kraven wasn't." Erika continued, her voice a little softer. "He's sweet and kind, and he actually gives a damn about how I feel about things."
"How did you end up here, though? I never thought you'd be able to stand living amongst a pack of lycans."
"I got over it pretty quickly." Erika answered with a light laugh. "Let's see . . . well, when the Death Dealers went to awaken Marcus the next day, they discovered he'd already been awakened- but something was wrong. His colouring was off and his eyes would flash between blue and black. He hid it well, but a few days later, they discovered he was a hybrid. They deemed him unclean and demanded he leave."
"Hybrid?"
"Mm-hm. Apparently Viktor left a lycan in the tomb. The blood leaked down into Marcus's coffin, and since he is a Corvinus, it mutated him. When they booted him out, most of the coven left with him- myself included."
"So, how did you and him get together?"
"Now that, Selene, is a secret best kept." said the blonde. "I'll say he was charming, and I was heartbroken. He was nice to me without being patronizing like Kraven had always been."
Kindra scowled. "If Kraven was such a mean person, why did you love him so?"
"Well, I didn't love him- I loved his position."
"Ah."
Selene held back a chuckle, and instead asked another question. "So, how did the lot of you wind up here?"
Erika smiled. "Lucian found us a few months later and invited us to live in peace here. He wants peace amongst our races- and so does Marcus. The two share control over New House now so that both lycan and vampire are happy, and we've been happy here since."
"And of Lucian, how is he alive?"
Kindra looked up at her again. "No one knows." she answered softly. "Everyone asks, but he refuses to answer us." She looked back to the fire. "What should it matter though? He is alive. Is that not enough?"
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Well, how did you like it? Hmm? More later- check back tomorrow!!
The Lady Mage
Hello, and welcome to chapter . . *counts on fingers* five! This one is short (I'm sorry!), but it is important . . . you'll see. Read. Enjoy. Review!
Disclaimer: *The Lady Mage stands* I, The Lady Mage do NOT own Underworld or any of its many magical characters! I DO OWN my OWN OCS!! No touchy! *chuckles*
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Damon pushed open the two great oaken doors that lead into the room that served as Lucian and Marcus's shared office. The young lycan stepped aside, allowing Michael and Selene to enter. Kindra followed, helping him shut the large doors.
The room was decorated as the rest of the mansion was- panneled walls, lush carpets, and victorian furniture. In this room sat two giant desks- one on either side of the room- and a large chaise was settled between them against the far wall. Three people occupied the room- one at each desk, and one lounged out on the chaise.
As soon as Selene and Michael stepped into the room, all three looked up. Erika sat up on the chaise, a smile on her face. "Selene! We'd thought you were dead!"
The vampiress seemed surprised to see the blonde vampire in the room, but she hid it well. "Obviously I am not that easy to kill." she said. "What are you doing here?"
Erika smiled, gesturing to the man with shaggy blonde hair and big, gentle blue eyes that sat at one of the desks. "I go where my husband takes me." she answered casually.
"Husband?"
The last person in the room turned around his chair. "Welcome." Lucian said to the two. Kindra walked past Damon, pausing next to Lucian just long enough to touch his shoulder with her gloved hand, then came to stand behind him. He gave her a pleasant expression before turning his attention back to Selene and Michael.
The lycan alpha looked much the same as he had the last time either Michael or Selene had set eyes on him, save for cleaner clothes and a trimmed beard. Lucian took in Michael's shocked expression and smirked. "Well, go ahead. Ask."
"How the holy hell are you alive?!" Michael asked, eyes wide as he stared.
"That, Michael, is a long story- one best left undiscussed." answered the alpha. "Besides, we have more pressing matters to attend to."
The blonde man stood from his desk. "Yes. Lucian is right." He turned to Erika. "Erika, dear, why don't you take Selene and Kindra into the sitting room while we speak? You can fill her in one everything she wants to know."
"No thanks." Selene said, crossing her arms. "I'd rather stay here."
"Erika can tell you all that is going on." Lucian said. "Marcus and I must speak with Michael- alone- first."
"Whatever you can say to me, you can say to her as well." Michael protested.
Erika mock-pouted. "Oh, come on Selene." she said as she stood up. "Let them talk. I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
"It'll only be for a few minutes." said Lucian.
Michael gave his mate an apologetic look. "I'll tell you everything they say- I swear."
She glared at him, but the look he returned to her told her she wouldn't be permitted to stay- if he had to remove her himself. Her glare intensified, promising many horrible things, as Erika and Kindra lead her through a little doorway and into the next room.
This room was much the same, with its fancy little couches and its grand fireplace. Kindra immediatly went to the fireplace and took a seat on the floor before it, sitting just far enough away to not catch flame.
"Have a seat." Erika gestured to the comfy chair behind Kindra, then sat in the one opposite it, crossing her legs.
When Selene sat behind her, Kindra leaned back against the side of the chair. The vampiress ignored her, turning to look at Erika. "So, why have we been kidnapped? And since when are you with Marcus?! What happened to your precious Kraven?"
Erika wrinkled her nose. "Kraven is history." She spat his name as though it left a foul taste in her mouth. "I have someone better now. I met Marcus the day after the Clash."
"Clash?"
Kindra leaned her head back to see Selene's face. "It's what the lycans call the day when the vampire elder, Viktor, died." she explained. "The day the worlds clashed."
"Marcus is everything that Kraven wasn't." Erika continued, her voice a little softer. "He's sweet and kind, and he actually gives a damn about how I feel about things."
"How did you end up here, though? I never thought you'd be able to stand living amongst a pack of lycans."
"I got over it pretty quickly." Erika answered with a light laugh. "Let's see . . . well, when the Death Dealers went to awaken Marcus the next day, they discovered he'd already been awakened- but something was wrong. His colouring was off and his eyes would flash between blue and black. He hid it well, but a few days later, they discovered he was a hybrid. They deemed him unclean and demanded he leave."
"Hybrid?"
"Mm-hm. Apparently Viktor left a lycan in the tomb. The blood leaked down into Marcus's coffin, and since he is a Corvinus, it mutated him. When they booted him out, most of the coven left with him- myself included."
"So, how did you and him get together?"
"Now that, Selene, is a secret best kept." said the blonde. "I'll say he was charming, and I was heartbroken. He was nice to me without being patronizing like Kraven had always been."
Kindra scowled. "If Kraven was such a mean person, why did you love him so?"
"Well, I didn't love him- I loved his position."
"Ah."
Selene held back a chuckle, and instead asked another question. "So, how did the lot of you wind up here?"
Erika smiled. "Lucian found us a few months later and invited us to live in peace here. He wants peace amongst our races- and so does Marcus. The two share control over New House now so that both lycan and vampire are happy, and we've been happy here since."
"And of Lucian, how is he alive?"
Kindra looked up at her again. "No one knows." she answered softly. "Everyone asks, but he refuses to answer us." She looked back to the fire. "What should it matter though? He is alive. Is that not enough?"
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Well, how did you like it? Hmm? More later- check back tomorrow!!
The Lady Mage