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Welcome to chapter six! Another little shorty, but it keeps the story going. Mucho surpriso in chapter seven though!! Read. Enjoy. Review!!
Disclaimer: *The Lady Mage stands* I, The Lady Mage, do NOT own Underworld or any of its characters, BUT, I do own my own OCs and this story, so back off!! *chuckles*
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"Why were we brought here?" Michael demanded as soon as the women had left the room.
"For protection." Lucian answered simply. "The covens do not know she is with child, but if they had found out before we found you, they would have come at you full force to stop the birth of your child!"
"The Old Coven is not your biggest threat, though. Her health could waver anytime now." Marcus commented, running a hand through his shaggy hair. "Vampires have especially difficult pregnancies."
"Most don't survive it. Half of those who do, do not survive giving birth." Lucian said. "The newborns don't fare much better. We brought you here so that you two could have a your child in safety- under the supervision of the midwives."
Michael crossed his arms, watching the two of them. Something didn't add up to him. "So, I'm supposed to believe that the two of you sent out your men to capture us- endangering their lives- to bring us back here out of the goodness of your little, black hearts?" He snorted. "Give me a break. What do you want?"
The two elders shared an amused look. Marcus spoke. "Smart boy." he said with a smirk. "Yes, you are right. There is something we want, and we're trading you, your mate, and your child refuge for it."
"For what?"
"Kraven." Lucian spat. "We've been tracking the slimy bastard for a year, but everytime we get him in our grasp, the slippery skunk manages to get away somehow."
"Disgusting, really." commented the blonde man, leaning back against his desk.
Michael nodded. "So, I hunt down and kill the bastard. Then what?"
"Then you do as you please. Live here in peace with us, or go about your own way."
"What of Selene?"
Lucian glanced at the door the females had gone into. "We'll wait until she gives birth before you go to hunt Kraven. She'll need you here from now until then."
"Kindra will take good care of her." Marcus said with a slight smile. "She's young, but she's an able thing."
"Yes." Lucian agreed, then continued. "After Kraven is dead, you are more than welcome to live here- in fact, we would prefer that you did."
"It is our duty to protect the next generation." Marcus said, taking his seat again. "Vampire and lycan mixed relationships are still concidered taboo amongst the majority of us, but there are a few couples that want to defy the odds. When they have children, if the covens get wind of it, they will hunt for them."
"You remain here- raise your children here- and help us guard our's."
Damon, who stood leaned up in the corner, spoke softly. "There is no war here- no fights except for friendly brawls, and no one hates you for your blood. This is a paradise. How could you not wish to remain here?"
Michael nodded. "It is up to Selene." he said, uncrossing his arms. "I won't make her stay someplace where she doesn't feel safe or happy. I'll talk it over with her."
The young lycan chuckled. "I'm sure Kindra and Erika can convince her to stay." he said. "The two of them can be quite persuasive when they wish to be."
"Ah, yes." Marcus said with a chuckle of his own. "Erika has been dying to speak with Selene since we told her we were searching for you. She won't let her leave until she's through with her."
Lucian nodded, turning to Damon. "Will you go get the girls?"
"Yes, sir." said the young lycan, dissappearing into the room the girl's were in. A few seconds later, the four filed out.
Selene returned to Michael's side, while Erika returned to Marcus's. Damon went to his corner, and Kindra rounded Lucian's desk again, laying her hands on his shoulder as she breezed past him to take a seat on the chaise.
"I trust Erika has filled you in?" Lucian looked to Selene.
"Yes." The vampiress nodded, crossing her arms. "I'm to be treated like an invalid until I have my baby." she said flatly.
"We told you nothing of the sort!" Erika argued. "I said you'd be taken care of, not taken over!"
"Selene, no one is going to make you do anything- and heaven help anyone who tries to treat you like an invalid." Marcus said with a laugh. He glanced at the clock. "Anyway, morning approaches, and the two of you have much to discuss."
"You must feed- the entire lot of you." Kindra said to the whole of them. "Especially you, Lucian. You haven't stepped out of this office since yesterday morning."
"I'm not particularly hungry." Selene murmered.
"Well, I am." said Michael.
"I'll retrieve you something." Kindra said to him, standing. "Selene, Damon will take you to your room." She looked at Damon. "Won't you?"
"Of course." Damon said, opening the large doors. "This way, Miss."
"I'll be up in a little bit." Michael said to Selene. She only nodded, slipping out into the hallway. Erika followed her, still wanting to speak, leaving Kindra alone with Michael, Lucian, and Marcus.
"Blood for you, sir?" Kindra asked, nodding towards Marcus.
"Yes, please." he answered.
"And Michael likes human food, ne?" she asked, turning to him. "A sandwhich okay?"
"Thanks." he nodded.
Kindra moved back to Lucian's chair, laying her hands on his right shoulder. "Are you trying to starve yourself?" she asked.
"I haven't any appetite." he said dissmissively, returning his attention to the papers on his desk.
"Do you want me to bring you anything?" she asked. "There's plenty of really good steak in the freeze . . or perhaps you would prefer blood like Marcus?"
"Not hungry."
"Or I could just bring you a bowl of venison- you like that, right? You ate it last time."
"Kindra . . . "
"I'm bringing you something whether you like it or not, so pick already!"
He turned to glare up at her, but she met his gaze without flinching. He turned back to his desk. "Surprise me." he grumbled, giving in.
She nodded, turning and leaving, ignoring Marcus's chuckle, Michael's confused look, and Lucian's low growl.
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The Lady Mage
Welcome to chapter six! Another little shorty, but it keeps the story going. Mucho surpriso in chapter seven though!! Read. Enjoy. Review!!
Disclaimer: *The Lady Mage stands* I, The Lady Mage, do NOT own Underworld or any of its characters, BUT, I do own my own OCs and this story, so back off!! *chuckles*
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"Why were we brought here?" Michael demanded as soon as the women had left the room.
"For protection." Lucian answered simply. "The covens do not know she is with child, but if they had found out before we found you, they would have come at you full force to stop the birth of your child!"
"The Old Coven is not your biggest threat, though. Her health could waver anytime now." Marcus commented, running a hand through his shaggy hair. "Vampires have especially difficult pregnancies."
"Most don't survive it. Half of those who do, do not survive giving birth." Lucian said. "The newborns don't fare much better. We brought you here so that you two could have a your child in safety- under the supervision of the midwives."
Michael crossed his arms, watching the two of them. Something didn't add up to him. "So, I'm supposed to believe that the two of you sent out your men to capture us- endangering their lives- to bring us back here out of the goodness of your little, black hearts?" He snorted. "Give me a break. What do you want?"
The two elders shared an amused look. Marcus spoke. "Smart boy." he said with a smirk. "Yes, you are right. There is something we want, and we're trading you, your mate, and your child refuge for it."
"For what?"
"Kraven." Lucian spat. "We've been tracking the slimy bastard for a year, but everytime we get him in our grasp, the slippery skunk manages to get away somehow."
"Disgusting, really." commented the blonde man, leaning back against his desk.
Michael nodded. "So, I hunt down and kill the bastard. Then what?"
"Then you do as you please. Live here in peace with us, or go about your own way."
"What of Selene?"
Lucian glanced at the door the females had gone into. "We'll wait until she gives birth before you go to hunt Kraven. She'll need you here from now until then."
"Kindra will take good care of her." Marcus said with a slight smile. "She's young, but she's an able thing."
"Yes." Lucian agreed, then continued. "After Kraven is dead, you are more than welcome to live here- in fact, we would prefer that you did."
"It is our duty to protect the next generation." Marcus said, taking his seat again. "Vampire and lycan mixed relationships are still concidered taboo amongst the majority of us, but there are a few couples that want to defy the odds. When they have children, if the covens get wind of it, they will hunt for them."
"You remain here- raise your children here- and help us guard our's."
Damon, who stood leaned up in the corner, spoke softly. "There is no war here- no fights except for friendly brawls, and no one hates you for your blood. This is a paradise. How could you not wish to remain here?"
Michael nodded. "It is up to Selene." he said, uncrossing his arms. "I won't make her stay someplace where she doesn't feel safe or happy. I'll talk it over with her."
The young lycan chuckled. "I'm sure Kindra and Erika can convince her to stay." he said. "The two of them can be quite persuasive when they wish to be."
"Ah, yes." Marcus said with a chuckle of his own. "Erika has been dying to speak with Selene since we told her we were searching for you. She won't let her leave until she's through with her."
Lucian nodded, turning to Damon. "Will you go get the girls?"
"Yes, sir." said the young lycan, dissappearing into the room the girl's were in. A few seconds later, the four filed out.
Selene returned to Michael's side, while Erika returned to Marcus's. Damon went to his corner, and Kindra rounded Lucian's desk again, laying her hands on his shoulder as she breezed past him to take a seat on the chaise.
"I trust Erika has filled you in?" Lucian looked to Selene.
"Yes." The vampiress nodded, crossing her arms. "I'm to be treated like an invalid until I have my baby." she said flatly.
"We told you nothing of the sort!" Erika argued. "I said you'd be taken care of, not taken over!"
"Selene, no one is going to make you do anything- and heaven help anyone who tries to treat you like an invalid." Marcus said with a laugh. He glanced at the clock. "Anyway, morning approaches, and the two of you have much to discuss."
"You must feed- the entire lot of you." Kindra said to the whole of them. "Especially you, Lucian. You haven't stepped out of this office since yesterday morning."
"I'm not particularly hungry." Selene murmered.
"Well, I am." said Michael.
"I'll retrieve you something." Kindra said to him, standing. "Selene, Damon will take you to your room." She looked at Damon. "Won't you?"
"Of course." Damon said, opening the large doors. "This way, Miss."
"I'll be up in a little bit." Michael said to Selene. She only nodded, slipping out into the hallway. Erika followed her, still wanting to speak, leaving Kindra alone with Michael, Lucian, and Marcus.
"Blood for you, sir?" Kindra asked, nodding towards Marcus.
"Yes, please." he answered.
"And Michael likes human food, ne?" she asked, turning to him. "A sandwhich okay?"
"Thanks." he nodded.
Kindra moved back to Lucian's chair, laying her hands on his right shoulder. "Are you trying to starve yourself?" she asked.
"I haven't any appetite." he said dissmissively, returning his attention to the papers on his desk.
"Do you want me to bring you anything?" she asked. "There's plenty of really good steak in the freeze . . or perhaps you would prefer blood like Marcus?"
"Not hungry."
"Or I could just bring you a bowl of venison- you like that, right? You ate it last time."
"Kindra . . . "
"I'm bringing you something whether you like it or not, so pick already!"
He turned to glare up at her, but she met his gaze without flinching. He turned back to his desk. "Surprise me." he grumbled, giving in.
She nodded, turning and leaving, ignoring Marcus's chuckle, Michael's confused look, and Lucian's low growl.
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