Replacement

Author's note: Thanks for the reviews please keep them coming, I like to know what people think of my writing. Yes, she is developing into her icy, cold, "leave me the fck alone"-self. Character development is I think what it's called 

See chapter one for disclaimers.

I was perched now on a building about ten stories high, hovering over a central square in the western portion of Paris. Edward, Tambrey, and some other male death dealer that Edward was addressing as Jacques was with us. We were looking for what was referred to by the city people as the "werewolf of Paris" that had apparently been taking the young adult males of this portion of town.

The female death dealer with us looked very scared, cowardly I think. Her gun was shaking in her hands, I looked back down on the ground to see the lycan in front of her, she had a perfect shot!

I crawled over to tap her shoulder, I mean everyone can concentrate too hard at times and miss a shot, happens to the best of us. But instead of shooting properly, she dropped her gun to the ground and screamed bloody murder out loud. The lycan looked up to see her and began to change. He leapt up the window sills of the building and we all backed up. I shoved the girl out of the way and shot the lycan while he was still on the ledge of the building. And then, as he was tottering of whether to go off the side or not, I kicked him off, sending him plummeting down to the ground where he went back to his "human" form. As for the girl, she was in more trouble then that lycan was.

I went up to the shaking girl and slammed her shoulder against the wall. I could not believe how stupid she was for letting it almost letting herself get killed, or worse! Letting the lycan escape!

"What in hell do you think you were doing? You risked both our lives and the lives of the people below us! Explain yourself!" I said, harshly.

"I-I, I didn't mean to, S-Selene! Really! I was just scared and I..."

"You were hesitant. If you want to come out with us again, you will stop this foolishness and kill them as you see them." I told her, the girl just nodded and leapt to the ground, running away and nearly crying. What a coward. She had her hair tied in pigtails, come on, they must be desperate for death dealers now. Take the men, not the little girls. Men like Kraven, who brag about their "excellent" hunting skills. That is when I heard, actually smelled first, the other lycans. Three, maybe four of them, they were running away from us. I looked over to Edward, who also had smelled them. He shook his head disapprovingly, we had our orders to return. I looked back over at Tambrey, she was still shaking. Little bitch, she does not need to be here. She is not ready for this.

Soon enough, we were back at the so called "Chambre des fleurs" or "house of flowers", referring to both the many gardens that were outside of the mansion and to the delicate, willowy, pale inhabitants housed within the walls. By the time we got back it was near morning, again. We got back into the crowded dojo to see Kahn practically yelling and shouting at Kraven.

"What the hell do you mean you "let her go out"?!" Yelled Kraven into Kahn's face.

"She's a death dealer Kraven, for Christ's sake, she can handle herself I'm sure." Kahn said back, staring Kraven into the eyes. I just stood back, curious to see the outcome.

"Oh, really? Never occurred to me." Kraven said, the sarcastic bastard. "Are you sure you're not just keeping her to yourself? I've seen the way you stare at her in those leathers, Kahn. And letting a woman be a death dealer? Ha! Funny joke, really fucking funny." Alright, now I'm pissed. I walked up to Kraven and Kahn, Kahn saw me coming and just took a glance before continuing to stare back at Kraven.

"She's one of our best, Kraven. Even Viktor admits that he hasn't seen a warrior with her resolve since the fourth century. And you cannot deny that either." Kahn said back, I smiled at him. "To think that I am in love with her...that's a ridiculous theory Kraven. Why would I want Selene? It is you who stares at her from across the room, not I." Kahn said back, Kraven's eyes were bright blue now, as far as I could tell from staring at him in the mirror that paneled the walls.

Suddenly, he spun around to see me. His face was contoured in a temper tantrum such as that of a spoiled child. For a moment he was speechless, staring at me with both a look of lust and also of anger.

"Let's go", he said, taking my wrist. I yanked it back from his firm grasp and backed up a few feet.

"Where?" I asked, "And don't try to touch me like that again, Kraven."

"Viktor wishes your council at once." He said, leaving, "And we are already late, my love." He said as we walked out of the oak doors and back into the hall. I was starting to get more and more used to his frequent "love" of me. If I just tolerated it he would eventually give it up and figure out that I really did not care for him as much as he believed I did.

Viktor was sitting at the top of a cherry wood table; it showed his reflection as well as those of the other council members on its gleaming surface. A chandelier hung from the ceiling.

I bowed and Kraven pulled a chair out for me at the side of the table. I took the one beside it instead.

"Hello, Selene. I received word that the hunt that took place was successful." He said, authority rang clear in his voice.

"Yes, it did my Lord. However, I did observe other lycans fleeing from the immediate area." I responded, Viktor took a fleeting glance at Kraven and then locked his eyes back onto my own.

"Why did you not pursue them?" He asked, his eyebrows raised in question at me.

"I did not have permission to do so from Kraven, he disapproved and asked us to withdraw after the killing of the one lycan. He had asked for I to not venture out on a hunt, Kahn had told me otherwise and I had obeyed his orders instead. I apologize, my lord. My intentions were of good intent, but I am sorry for disobeying you" I said, carefully, trying to tread over punishments that might be inflicted upon me.

Viktor and Kraven had both repeatedly warned me against defying their orders.

Kraven would tell me to "know my place in the coven", he clearly believed it was "at his side". What a fool. He knows I never listened to him.

Viktor however, I made sure to pay heed to his teachings and his words. Intently I would follow his instructions during the few training sessions and conversations we had. He was so skilled in killing lycans, awe-inspiring even. His teachings ranged from sword fighting, to mastery of hand to hand combat to just studying the general weaknesses of lycans. All were informative. All I knew were worth my time and had so far proven valuable on the midnight battlefields.

Back to the matter at hand, "Kraven?" Viktor said, staring at Kraven. Kraven looked nervous.

"It-it was not necessary to kill all of them..." Kraven said, stuttering.

"All lycans are to be exterminated, servant! You shall hold no more authority over our death dealers of this coven or any other for that matter, during the time of my sovereignty. Leave us", Viktor said with a flicking hand gesture towards Kraven's direction. Kraven bowed, glared at me and left silently.

"Kahn shall now hold second authority in the death dealers, Selene. You are to follow his orders and mine. Only ours. Do you understand?" He asked.

"It continues to be an honor to serve under the both of you sirs", I said. Viktor gestured his head at me in dismissal and I silently left.

Back to shooting in the dojo, Kahn had this look on his face of a high that not even the strongest of any lycans could tear off of his face. Tambrey was next to me, her shaking hands tried to keep a grip on the gun. She was quite petite, not any taller then 5 feet, her skin was a light flesh tone but not yet as pale as my own, her eyes expressed only anxiety and fretfulness as she tried to fire a .22.

"Get out of here." I said, taking the gun out of her hands and placing it next to my own.

"Wha-what?" she asked, shocked at me.

"I will not repeat myself. You do not belong here, go with Kraven or something. Do girlie things, just don't come back." I said, picking up my own gun and reloading it.

"Selene, I was sent here. I can not leave." She told me, her eyes pleading with mine.

"Who sent you?" I asked.

"I can not tell you." She said, backing away from me.

"I am not in the mood to play your feminine secrecy games. Tell me who sent you here!" I said, feeling the hate rise and awaken. I wanted to know who sent this girl.

"Kraven!" She cried, her hands up to her eyes. "He sent me, he, he wanted me to replace you! He wants you Selene!" She cried and ran out. I grabbed her by the pigtails and stomped off, holding her firmly yet with out any pain by them.

Ohhh... Kraven has just crossed the line. No one tries to take me away from avenging the deaths of my family.

No one at all.