Sorry it took me a while to get this on. You see I was introduced to Buffy season 3. And no offense, but Buffy lacks something very much that Underworld has. And as much fun I would have ranting on about how amazing Underworld is and how much I hate the Academy, well I will just let you read. Also, as some may know, I was delayed from the computer because my brother was introduced to Halo (which is quiet fun) so you can tell I didn't get any computer time what so ever, but now that I have a new secret weapon I will not be denied my computer time unless the computer time stealing demon a.k.a. mom comes in then your just going to have to be patient. After all it is a virtue. And I just want to thank you for all the reviews because every time I get a review I just want to keep writing even if it is a bad review. So please review! Any and all are accepted.

P.s. you are introduced to Riea in either this ch. Or the next and it's pronounced ree-ah, and Yvenea which is pronounced yuh-veen-ah (sorry that's the best I could do to help those that cant understand the workings of my mind.)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Underworld novel, movie, comic, etc. I do in fact own anything that was not involved in the amazing process of Underworld novel, movie, comic, etc. I do fortunately own everyone not included in the above including Victoria, Gavin, Marlem, Griffin, Gabrielle/Elle, Connor, Charli, and the plot, and anything else I can't think of!

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Charli's eyes opened with a start. Her first reaction was to get up and find out where the hell she was. But it hurt. Her head spun in every direction. She groaned rubbing her temples hoping the immense pain would disappear. She closed her eyes tight letting the pain take it's jolly good time to go away. Her hands felt her surroundings. She had been moved to a bed. Charli tried to remember what had happened. It all came back to her.

"Shit." She muttered to herself. "Good job Charli go ahead and freak him out. That's the way to go call him dad, then you get wrapped up and sent to a psychiatric institute." Her words stopped in what she smelt. Her eyes opened the pain had now receded. She was in a bedroom. The walls were a creamy pale color. The duvet was light pink with gold trimmings.

"Hello Lucien." Charli's eyes wandered to the spot where she had smelt him seconds ago.

"If it makes you feel any better the most you'll get is a 'leave and never return speech'." She felt him smile like a sixth sense.

"That's nice to know, but if all goes well I'll either be staying here or dead."

"Which do you prefer?" Lucien asked thinking aloud.

"Depends on how this conversation goes."

Charli could feel Lucien's stare with hint of pity, "You act as if you have nothing to lose."

Charli paused and answered, "You're right. I have nothing to lose because I have lost it all," her voice rang as if she truly had nothing to lose.

Lucien laughed slightly, "Nobody has truly lost everything."

"You're one to talk. You lost them." Charli paused letting Lucien remember, "I lost my family, my mind, tears, pity," Charli paused as if she too remembered, "Love."

Lucien stared at her, "Why are you in that bed now."

"I would never 'want' to be in a pink bed with gold trimmings," but Charli answered again knowing what the hybrid really meant. Her head seared with pain again, "Did I black out?"

Lucien nodded knowing Charli would sense him if she couldn't see him, "Yes." He took his more leader role.

"Sorry since I've been awakened many memories come back in flashes. Every time I have one of these damned flashes it knocks me right out. Sometimes I don't even need a memory. The curse just knocks me out. This would be my..." she paused thumbing her fingers, "Tenth time."

"Like amnesia?" Lucien asked though knowing that would not be the answer.

"I guess," Charli shrugged, "Well you know the story about only Elders are supposed to be asleep and only to be awakened by an Elder. Well this time because of new tidings I was not awakened by an Elder."

"What do you mean?" Lucien now getting annoyed that this was getting nowhere.

Charli sighed then openly replied, "I didn't mean for all of this to be brought up this way. It honestly wasn't how I wanted it to go." She paused, "I just have been trying to track you down all my life, speaking of you're a tough cookie to find. You're hard and fast. I hope that's a gene I got from you." Charli wished the joke away as soon as the words flooded out of her mouth. She had promised her self no matter what that she would not rush into this. Lucien gave a short smile as if he believed it all for one second.

He still had a shocked face on. Charli caught on quick. "What I said back there...was all true."

"It can't be. I was there. I saw the both of you...them die," Lucien's voice rising, "The heartless bastard." Lucien growled getting off subject, the edges of his eyes held sadness.

"But if you had been paying attention you would have noticed or smelt that she was no longer pregnant with child, but with, to the extent of my knowledge, a sack of god damned flour."

"You're lying," Lucien demanded. He was losing his patience.

Charli could feel the salty tears stream down her face, "I'm sorry." She receded. Not something she had ever done. "I didn't know how to say it, and trust me I never dreamed it all happening this way."

"Well how'd you dream it would go?" Lucien regretted saying it but growled his words.

"We would dance in sunlight, listen to 'We are family' and bake cookies." Charli rolled her eyes sarcastically, which made Lucien angry. "Somewhere in there you know I'm not lying. The way you looked at me in the cemetery, and the Winter Aconite. You saw her, didn't you? You saw her in me." Charli paused recollecting herself, "When I was younger I wished I had a family, a mother, and a father. When I first found out you were my father, and that you were alive I wanted to meet you. But now," Charli once again paused reliving her past thoughts. "I'm sort of glad I didn't."

Lucien's attention grew.

"If I had, met you that is, I would have never understood that not all vampires are the same. There not all blood sucking, all talk no action kinds of people. I would have hated them all let alone grow up in a psycho world. I don't regret my stay with the vampires, but I will always wish for memories of you...her...us." Charli looked down. She had never felt ashamed before, but for crying, and telling somewhat of a stranger something she had never told anyone she felt this new emotion. Ah, there's a first time for everything.

Lucien stood speechless, but most of his shock and disbelief had left him. Charli looked again at her father for a moment then slung her backpack over her shoulders. She took a step closer to him, and finally said, "I should probably get going back to the manor. I left Marcus without a hello or a goodbye. I just," she choked on her words, "wanted to see you before I missed you again.

Lucien amazed that she gave up so easily, and that his legs hadn't given way to the floor interrupted her, "Let's say that this was all true," Charli nodded, "Give me your story, and an explanation, and..." he paused not understanding why he was doing this, "I'll give you memories."

Charli gave her father a smile and went to hug Lucien. She realized what she was doing and let him go. "What do you want to know?"

"Everything. From the beginning." He said, hoping this would answer some of his questions.

"From what I know, it may not be much. Most of my info came form Viktoria and Rigel."

Lucien looked up surprised at this. "Viktoria. Her friend." Part of him couldn't bear to say Sonja's name.

"Yes." Lucien motioned towards two leather chairs in the corner of the room as Charli continued her story. "When it happened, 900 years ago Marcus and Viktor were both up and it was Marcus's time to sleep. But in special circumstances..." Charli didn't finish her sentence. Lucien knew. "When Sonja..." Lucien winced at hearing her name. "Was locked in a room a lycan by the name of Craig watched her, guarding her."

"Yes, he was a close friend. He was murdered."

"Right. It was because the approaching night Sonja went into labor. Viktoria and two other maids were there to help. Afterwards Sonja gave me to Viktoria and told her to flee the manor, take me and they would meet up. Obviously the plan failed because Viktor decided that her execution would be that morning. Luckily Viktoria made it out in time. Then you know what went on from there."

"I swear she was pregnant. Besides don't you think that Viktor would have noticed that she wasn't pregnant, it had been eight months."

"Yes. Viktoria told me they replaced me with a flour bag." Charli barely believed the news herself. Replaced with a flour bag. How stupid do you have to be? "How Viktor didn't realized is beyond my recognition. Anyways, Rigel found Viktoria and told her of the news. Then Viktoria brought me back to the manor as one of her own." Charli looked down. "But someone knew about Sonja giving birth. It took them a while to confess of what he had seen, but it came out. That's when Craig was killed for helping them. Viktor asked if there was anyone else, and there was no reply. Viktor later killed the vampyre, ensuring that the word never got out. Viktor ordered the death dealers to kill all the newborn children they came across. Vampyre or human, it didn't matter to him. Rigel held news quickly and told Viktoria to rid of me. Viktoria never got rid of me. Instead she sent me to a friend of hers whom lived close by.

Lucien remembered Gavin telling him about the pendant.

Charli seemed to know what he was thinking, "Yes. I'm getting to that. You see Viktoria's friend, Yvenea was married to Griffin, Nathaniel's brother, and their daughter Sabriella took me in. Little did I know that my so- called "foster" parents did not like Viktor or Amelia one bit so during their reign they left for Egypt? So for two friggen' centuries I mostly lived in Egypt. Luckily Griffin was an ex death dealer who taught me pretty much all I know. Riea, Sabriella's nickname, was all I had, and we became close. Anyways right before Marcus was to awake we left Egypt in time to see Amelia's last day. Then when Marcus was awakened he, too, was informed of the interesting news that had amazingly not gotten out to the rest of the vampire community. I stayed with Viktoria and Rigel, but I still kept in touch with Yvenea and Griffin, and of course Riea. Viktoria sent me as a slave or servant, whatever you call it, to Marcus."

Lucien stood very still as he listened intently.

"Marcus held some kind of gentleness toward me. Why, I have no thought on the matter, but it saved my life. He didn't want to brand me like some of the other slaves so he put a pendant on me that bore his mark. At first it was awkward because Marcus didn't have slaves to do his work like Viktor and Amelia. He never had guardians of day no matter who was guarding him, but he kept assuring me that I would be safe with him. He confided himself with me, and trusted me. I kept everything he said secret to all I knew even Riea. Rumors about him spread around especially in the servant's quarters, and I either stood up for him, which caused some major bruises, or I just didn't listen."

Lucien thought about his lycans hurting an innocent girl.

"Well then you know that same couple of years that the liberation of the lycans occurred, and that's when I found out about my past at least part of the story, the infamous Lucien."

Lucien gave a slight smile and remembered how he promised them he would set them free from servitude though it had taken him a little longer than expected.

"After a while Rigel taught me how to fight. Though I already knew from Griffin his style was different. It was slow, and sleek. He was good, and brave. When Marcus heard about this he only encouraged it by taking me on. Of course he never used a full force on me, but he had given me a great experience." Charli stated as she remember the nights that Marcus challenged her, and though he always won he never looked down on Charli. "Then a few years into his reign I was talking with him after a challenge in his own quarters, and he smelt me. He smelt lycan, and he smelt you. At first he was confused and he put a knife to my throat."

Lucien tensed up.

"He thought maybe I was some spy shit like that. I told him the truth. He put me down, and I expected him to sentence me to an immediate death, but he couldn't do it. He couldn't kill me though I'm sure he would have. My first instinct was obviously gasp horror," Charli said with a sarcastic tone, "but then Marcus told me about my mother, and you, and the story of how the war came to be. I decided then that I would find you, and at least tell you what I knew. He truly raised me from when I came back to Budapest and following him around till I was 250 and I carried weapons he had given me. He was the only other vampire who knew. He wanted to keep it a secret, but it would have never happened if Viktor or Amelia were to be awake. So for twenty years they tried to figure a plan. Finally the best they came up with was to put me to sleep.

Charli shifted positions while Lucien still kept still.

"An Elder would still awaken me. Marcus would put me to sleep before he went and would wake me up after he came. It was a fine plan till about a century ago when Kraven came to rule the manor while Amelia left for wherever she goes when she's awake. I guess Viktor told Kraven to watch out, and that something was wrong, so I was awakened not by Marcus, but Viktoria and Rigel. They sent me away with Riea, Yvenea and Griffin. We ended up going to America. What wonders that place was," another sarcastic tone came from Charli, "After a while Riea and I decided to fake birth certificates and start school. Of course we both majored in history, and geography." She said with a small smile. "I left sixty or so years later looking for you. I came back just in time to not miss you."

Lucien finally moved his arms and crossed them over his chest as if he was thinking. He bit his lip something, Charli noticed, was something she did when thinking. "And that's the end."

"Besides details. That's the basis of my story."

Lucien still was a bit confused, but put it aside. It may take him a while to get used to a father role, but he believed her, and her story. "So I guess this conversation led to you staying here." He made a smile.

Charli's grin was immense. "Yes, but there is that Marcus problem. I don't want the entire covenant to be blown up because Marcus couldn't find me."

"How long will you be?"

"Well it depends on how long the vampires take to smell me, and fight me, but it can not be long since I don't want Marcus to lose control because they believe there is yet another traitor in the manor."

Lucien stood up in a leader way, and Charli followed. "I don't believe that will be a problem."

"Um," Charli paused innocently. "Can I borrow your keys?" Charli gave Lucien a stare that he remembered so well. She had used it when Lucien wasn't paying attention to her, or when she wanted something (in most cases she wanted Lucien, but that's another story). So many times had Sonja looked at her that way. It had to have been true, everything Charli said. Obviously the look won him over again and he reached into his pockets and pulled out black car keys to a Viper.

"Who knew the lycans had style?" Charli smiled slyly.

"Ah, you yet have the knowledge. Beneath the so-called rugged exterior lycan holds a very high-tech species." Lucien smiled back following the hybrid back to the main entrance way.

They walked into the living room, and saw many of the lycans had relaxed and were playing card games, serving coffee, or resting on the couch watching reruns.

They all looked up when Charli entered. Lucien put his hand up without raising his arm and none of the lycans moved from what they were doing. All were extremely curious, but let the girl walk out the door swinging the keys around her finger.

Charli walked out to the small driveway. It was true that if you looked on the mansion from the outside it was like a slightly overlarge home. She looked to her left to find a dark silver, black interior Viper nicely sitting in the driveway of the garage. She muttered to her self, "Hmm, nice," before ripping the engine and revving out onto the streets of Budapest.

Meanwhile Lucien watched Charli walk out of the door. Part of him watched her as he watched Sonja burn, and he wanted to reach out for her keeping her close to him, but he knew she would return in safe hands. He held the massive urge.

Calvin stood up and said loud enough so that everyone could hear. "Where the hell does she think she's going?"

Lucien's eye shot toward the young lycan, "Where ever the hell she needs to go." Calvin withdrew quickly remembering that Lucien was back. "No one is to have a problem with Charli, understood." Lucien said ordered more than asked. Some lycans nodded other just stood still in agreement. Lucien rubbed his temples with one hand, and asked the lycan reading a copy of Steven King's... and asked him, "Where's Michael, Taylor." Looking into the eyes of the same lycan who had impersonated an officer of the law in order to kidnap Michael.

"With that vampire," he hissed as if something foul had entered his mouth.

Lucien looked up at the lycans who even though Taylor had spoken in a normal tone they all looked at Lucien. "No one is to touch the vampire at all. If anyone has any trouble with these new rules then they can pack up and leave."

Lucien held no threat against anyone leaving, but the crowd was too loyal to do anything, and all nodded in union. They had forever trusted Lucien with their lives, and knew that if this was Lucien's way to peace, then so be it.