Reviewers: Thanx!
Marcus Lazarus: Whew! Glad I got him right. I really hate him;but you have to admit he's a great villian.
Samantha: Don't worry. This chapter chock full of Selene and Michael. LOL And don't worry, Buffy coming up soon. I might put another charachter in. Just because I cant resist writing Spike who is my alltime favorite . He is just so funny. I think the story could use some humor. Especially after what I am planning on doing. (Insert evil laugh)
Chapter 7. Lycans
Michael was exhausted. After being up all day and an unexpected bout of lovemaking with Selene he was drained. He'd been shocked when she initiated the sex. She'd been passonate and loving. He had been sure she wouldn't want to be too intimate so soon. He'd been wrong.
He was tailing her right now through a part of the sewers he hadn't been in yet. He could hardly take his eyes from her. She'd told him she loved him. No woman besides his wife had ever said that to him.
Selene looked back and caught his stare. She smiled mischeviously letting him know that when they were done talking to the lycans he could look all he wanted. And touch, and kiss, and bad line of thought! 'Get your mind out of the gutter, man! This is a ptentially dangerous situation and all you can think about is making love to your girlfriend'
He shook his head and cleared his brain. He could smell lycans everywhere. It was odd. He'd never understood how powerful scent could be. He could smell Selene too. They had showered together,and she smelled like soap, and him and herself mixed all toghether. He liked it, thier scents mixed in, almost made one. He imagined it was what thier children would smell like.
Whoa, children? Where did that come from? Must be a lycan instinct. Increase the pack, make sure your chromosomes are passed on. That sort of thing. 'I see her as my mate.' He realized. ' The one person I will stay with for the rest of our lives. ' He cringed at the thought of her dying. It brought tears to his eyes.
'That's pretty powerful.' He thought to himself. He did love this woman. He had since the moment he'd seen her; but these all too powerful emotions were beginning to frighten him. ' What if she dies? What if she dies and leaves me here alone? What if I die and she is left here unprotected?' He didn't like to imagine what the vampires might do to her. He vividly remembered the vision of Sonja burning in the sunlight like an Anima Sola.
He had to fight off the change as he realized that was most likely what they would do to Selene if they caught her.
Selene caught Michaels anxitety and turned to look at him. His eyes had turned black, and his fangs were elongated.
"What is it?"
He looked up guiltily, his features returning to normal. "It's nothing. No danger. I was just remembering what they did to Sonja. I won't let that happen to you."
She could sense his distress and his doubt in himself. She'd been more in tune with him since they'd strengthened their bond in his apartment. She slowed up to let him come abreast of her.
"I know you won't. Don't doubt yourself. Or me."
He reguarded her for a moment. "It's not you I doubt. I'm new to this. What if I make a mistake? Viktor almost killed me. If you hadn't stepped in...."
"You just need some experience." She smiled. "Training should be interesting."
The smell of lycans was growing stronger with every step they took. Soon they would be entering the main den. They turned a corner and Michael saw Sven waiting for them. The young lycan smiled broadly.
"You came!"
Michael smiled. "We came. Selene this is Sven."
Selene nodded hesitantly, not sure how the lycans would react to her.
To her surprise Sven nodded deferentially. "Selene. It is an honor."
Selene smiled warmly at him. "Thank you."
Michael was surprised. He never thought she'd be so accepting so quickly. He grinned at her approvingly and Sven motioned for them to follow him.
He led them through a big room where a group of lycan teens were sitting around playing a game. They all stopped what they were doing to watch Michael and Selene follow Sven through the room. Some of them looked merely curious, others distrustful and angry. Selene stayed close to Michael. She had no intention of being hostile; but if one of them did she wouldn't be responsible for her actions.
Michael put his arm around her and drew her close to his side. No lycan was going to take a swipe at his mate. He could sense a small amount of animosity coming from some of the teens toward Selene and he knew how rash they could be at times.
He sensed almost immediately their relaxation. They recognised his protective gesture. If the hybrid trusted this girl, they would give her a chance.
They followed Sven for about two minuets before he stopped in front of a room with a thick blanket over the doorway. Sven called out, "Amadillo, Michael and Selene are here."
"Send them in Sven. And thank you." Came the reply. Amadillo sounded a little like Lucian. His voice was cultured and polite. Not at all what you would expect.
Sven stepped back so they could enter the room. "Thanks." Michael said. Selene smiled at the lycan again and followed her boyfriend into the room.
Amadillo was seated in a chair behind an old table he was obviously using for a desk. He had curly blonde hair and the face of a doll. It was hard to believe that there was a lycan lurking under the surface of his angelic countenance. He was dressed in a white t-shirt with a denim, fur lined jacket over top of it. He smiled at them as they came in.
"Michael, Selene, I'm glad you came. Please, sit. "
Selene was still hesitant; but she sat down gracefully in the folding chair to the right after Michael squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"Don't worry. No one here will harm you." Said Amadillo. "They have been warned."
"Thank you." Said Michael. Selene nodded in agreement. "I'd like to apologise." She said. "I was mislead by one I trusted into believing that lycans killed my family. I was only trying to avenge them. I found out the truth and truly avenged my family when I killed Viktor. I will never kill a lycan in cold blood again."
Amadillo absorbed all this and nodded. "Before we discuss the issue of leadership I wonnder if you could tell me what happened. How did Lucian die?"
"Kraven shot him. He shot him several times in the back before we saw him." Said Selene.
"Then he shot me." Said Michael. "And would have killed us both if it werent for Lucian. Lucian stabbed him and gave Selene time enough to bite me and turn me into what I am now. Kraven recovered and killed Lucian before Viktor came. Then he ran for it. "
Amadillo nodded. "I see. do you know where Kraven is?"
They shook their heads.
"I hope the death dealers found him and killed him; but it is a small hope." Said Selene. "He's very good at survival. He'll do anything it takes to live. He is most likely out of the country by now."
Michael was eyeing her. "I know his type." He said. "He'll never stop obsessing over you."
"And I'll never stop hating him." Replied Selene, sensing that Michael was getting a little antsy about Kraven.
"He'll most likely come after you." Said Amadillo. " From what I understood from Lucian's writing, you woke Viktor and spoiled Kravens plans, yes?"
She nodded. "He was going to take over the covens as far as I can figure. Taking out Amelia would mean no one would be experienced enough to wake Viktor or Marcus. He was left in charge, so he would be the leader.
"I see." Replied Amadillo. He was silent for a moment before he said, "Now about the position of leader..."
"I don't want it." Michael said immediately.
Amadillo looked supremely taken aback.
"You don't?"
"No. I don't want it yet. I am new to this entire world and my head is still spinning from all the input it has received in the last eighteen hours or so. I want to go find out what it means to be this creature before I assume such an important role."
"I'm impressed. I thought you would take the position and never look back. You are wise to want to learn about yourself before you do."
"You'll lead won't you?" Asked Michael. "I'd worry if it weren't you in charge."
"Of course I will, and you are welcome to come back and recover the position when you are ready."
"Well, don't hold your breath." Said Michael with a smile. Amadillo smiled back. "You should leave this place. The vampires will hunt you ceaselessly. Go somewhere safer. Go to South America. I believe there is only a small coven of Mayans. They will cause no no harm, and you can hide easily. Beware the demons of the jungle however, and the old ones."
"The old ones? Who are they?" Asked Michael.
"A race of vampires and lycans seperate from us." Replied Selene. "They are mystical where we are biological. Magic is the catalyst in the old lycans transformation,and they cannot ever controll the change. The vampires are demons ensconced in a human body. Thier faces change to a semblance of the demon when they are going to feed. They are purely evil."
"I've heard one of the old vampires has a soul." Volunteered Amadillo. "Two of them actually, now that I think about it."
"Okay, now I'm really confused." Said Michael.
Selene laughed. As did Amadillo. "Nothing in this world is predictable." He said.
"I'll show them to you if I see any. Then you'll understand." Selene said. " He's right. We should go. I have some things I can sell to get us passage. We need to get out of here or they will never give us peace."
Michael nodded and turned to Amadillo. "Thank you. We should be going if we want to leave quickly. Is there a way I can contact you?"
"Yes. I have a cell phone." He drew a piece of paper from a pile on the table and wrote down the number. "Just call me if you need anything or want to check in." He handed it to Michael. "Do you need Sven to walk you back?"
"We'll be allright. Thank you again." They stood and Michael took Selenes' hand.
"Call when you reach South America. I want to know you are safe." Amadillo called after them.
"We will." Said Michael. "Good luck."
They exited the room and said goodbye to Sven. Michael kept Selene close as they walked back through the tunnels. There were several adult lycans hanging around. Both male and female. He could practically feel the animosity rolling off of them in waves. He actually growled in warning to some of them as they passed, tightening his grip on Selene.
She watched him display his dominance over the lycans. It was amazing. Instinct told him how to carry himself and to look them straight in the eye. Show no fear. And she could smell he wasn't afraid, only irritated and she knew the lycans could smell it too. She really didnt like being carted around; but it was nice that he wanted to protect her from even being clawed at in passing. She wrapped her arm about him and let him take her out of the den.
Damn! That took forever! But I had so much to get past in one chapter! I hope this made sense to everyone. I am hoping to have them out of the country in the next few chapters.
Chapter 8 is going to be a bit of Marcus. I've decided that for my purposes in the story he won't be a bad guy. Sorry if you were looking forward to that; but I have way too many plot lines to be dealing with and I need to get rid of some of them. Please review! Thank you!
Marcus Lazarus: Whew! Glad I got him right. I really hate him;but you have to admit he's a great villian.
Samantha: Don't worry. This chapter chock full of Selene and Michael. LOL And don't worry, Buffy coming up soon. I might put another charachter in. Just because I cant resist writing Spike who is my alltime favorite . He is just so funny. I think the story could use some humor. Especially after what I am planning on doing. (Insert evil laugh)
Chapter 7. Lycans
Michael was exhausted. After being up all day and an unexpected bout of lovemaking with Selene he was drained. He'd been shocked when she initiated the sex. She'd been passonate and loving. He had been sure she wouldn't want to be too intimate so soon. He'd been wrong.
He was tailing her right now through a part of the sewers he hadn't been in yet. He could hardly take his eyes from her. She'd told him she loved him. No woman besides his wife had ever said that to him.
Selene looked back and caught his stare. She smiled mischeviously letting him know that when they were done talking to the lycans he could look all he wanted. And touch, and kiss, and bad line of thought! 'Get your mind out of the gutter, man! This is a ptentially dangerous situation and all you can think about is making love to your girlfriend'
He shook his head and cleared his brain. He could smell lycans everywhere. It was odd. He'd never understood how powerful scent could be. He could smell Selene too. They had showered together,and she smelled like soap, and him and herself mixed all toghether. He liked it, thier scents mixed in, almost made one. He imagined it was what thier children would smell like.
Whoa, children? Where did that come from? Must be a lycan instinct. Increase the pack, make sure your chromosomes are passed on. That sort of thing. 'I see her as my mate.' He realized. ' The one person I will stay with for the rest of our lives. ' He cringed at the thought of her dying. It brought tears to his eyes.
'That's pretty powerful.' He thought to himself. He did love this woman. He had since the moment he'd seen her; but these all too powerful emotions were beginning to frighten him. ' What if she dies? What if she dies and leaves me here alone? What if I die and she is left here unprotected?' He didn't like to imagine what the vampires might do to her. He vividly remembered the vision of Sonja burning in the sunlight like an Anima Sola.
He had to fight off the change as he realized that was most likely what they would do to Selene if they caught her.
Selene caught Michaels anxitety and turned to look at him. His eyes had turned black, and his fangs were elongated.
"What is it?"
He looked up guiltily, his features returning to normal. "It's nothing. No danger. I was just remembering what they did to Sonja. I won't let that happen to you."
She could sense his distress and his doubt in himself. She'd been more in tune with him since they'd strengthened their bond in his apartment. She slowed up to let him come abreast of her.
"I know you won't. Don't doubt yourself. Or me."
He reguarded her for a moment. "It's not you I doubt. I'm new to this. What if I make a mistake? Viktor almost killed me. If you hadn't stepped in...."
"You just need some experience." She smiled. "Training should be interesting."
The smell of lycans was growing stronger with every step they took. Soon they would be entering the main den. They turned a corner and Michael saw Sven waiting for them. The young lycan smiled broadly.
"You came!"
Michael smiled. "We came. Selene this is Sven."
Selene nodded hesitantly, not sure how the lycans would react to her.
To her surprise Sven nodded deferentially. "Selene. It is an honor."
Selene smiled warmly at him. "Thank you."
Michael was surprised. He never thought she'd be so accepting so quickly. He grinned at her approvingly and Sven motioned for them to follow him.
He led them through a big room where a group of lycan teens were sitting around playing a game. They all stopped what they were doing to watch Michael and Selene follow Sven through the room. Some of them looked merely curious, others distrustful and angry. Selene stayed close to Michael. She had no intention of being hostile; but if one of them did she wouldn't be responsible for her actions.
Michael put his arm around her and drew her close to his side. No lycan was going to take a swipe at his mate. He could sense a small amount of animosity coming from some of the teens toward Selene and he knew how rash they could be at times.
He sensed almost immediately their relaxation. They recognised his protective gesture. If the hybrid trusted this girl, they would give her a chance.
They followed Sven for about two minuets before he stopped in front of a room with a thick blanket over the doorway. Sven called out, "Amadillo, Michael and Selene are here."
"Send them in Sven. And thank you." Came the reply. Amadillo sounded a little like Lucian. His voice was cultured and polite. Not at all what you would expect.
Sven stepped back so they could enter the room. "Thanks." Michael said. Selene smiled at the lycan again and followed her boyfriend into the room.
Amadillo was seated in a chair behind an old table he was obviously using for a desk. He had curly blonde hair and the face of a doll. It was hard to believe that there was a lycan lurking under the surface of his angelic countenance. He was dressed in a white t-shirt with a denim, fur lined jacket over top of it. He smiled at them as they came in.
"Michael, Selene, I'm glad you came. Please, sit. "
Selene was still hesitant; but she sat down gracefully in the folding chair to the right after Michael squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"Don't worry. No one here will harm you." Said Amadillo. "They have been warned."
"Thank you." Said Michael. Selene nodded in agreement. "I'd like to apologise." She said. "I was mislead by one I trusted into believing that lycans killed my family. I was only trying to avenge them. I found out the truth and truly avenged my family when I killed Viktor. I will never kill a lycan in cold blood again."
Amadillo absorbed all this and nodded. "Before we discuss the issue of leadership I wonnder if you could tell me what happened. How did Lucian die?"
"Kraven shot him. He shot him several times in the back before we saw him." Said Selene.
"Then he shot me." Said Michael. "And would have killed us both if it werent for Lucian. Lucian stabbed him and gave Selene time enough to bite me and turn me into what I am now. Kraven recovered and killed Lucian before Viktor came. Then he ran for it. "
Amadillo nodded. "I see. do you know where Kraven is?"
They shook their heads.
"I hope the death dealers found him and killed him; but it is a small hope." Said Selene. "He's very good at survival. He'll do anything it takes to live. He is most likely out of the country by now."
Michael was eyeing her. "I know his type." He said. "He'll never stop obsessing over you."
"And I'll never stop hating him." Replied Selene, sensing that Michael was getting a little antsy about Kraven.
"He'll most likely come after you." Said Amadillo. " From what I understood from Lucian's writing, you woke Viktor and spoiled Kravens plans, yes?"
She nodded. "He was going to take over the covens as far as I can figure. Taking out Amelia would mean no one would be experienced enough to wake Viktor or Marcus. He was left in charge, so he would be the leader.
"I see." Replied Amadillo. He was silent for a moment before he said, "Now about the position of leader..."
"I don't want it." Michael said immediately.
Amadillo looked supremely taken aback.
"You don't?"
"No. I don't want it yet. I am new to this entire world and my head is still spinning from all the input it has received in the last eighteen hours or so. I want to go find out what it means to be this creature before I assume such an important role."
"I'm impressed. I thought you would take the position and never look back. You are wise to want to learn about yourself before you do."
"You'll lead won't you?" Asked Michael. "I'd worry if it weren't you in charge."
"Of course I will, and you are welcome to come back and recover the position when you are ready."
"Well, don't hold your breath." Said Michael with a smile. Amadillo smiled back. "You should leave this place. The vampires will hunt you ceaselessly. Go somewhere safer. Go to South America. I believe there is only a small coven of Mayans. They will cause no no harm, and you can hide easily. Beware the demons of the jungle however, and the old ones."
"The old ones? Who are they?" Asked Michael.
"A race of vampires and lycans seperate from us." Replied Selene. "They are mystical where we are biological. Magic is the catalyst in the old lycans transformation,and they cannot ever controll the change. The vampires are demons ensconced in a human body. Thier faces change to a semblance of the demon when they are going to feed. They are purely evil."
"I've heard one of the old vampires has a soul." Volunteered Amadillo. "Two of them actually, now that I think about it."
"Okay, now I'm really confused." Said Michael.
Selene laughed. As did Amadillo. "Nothing in this world is predictable." He said.
"I'll show them to you if I see any. Then you'll understand." Selene said. " He's right. We should go. I have some things I can sell to get us passage. We need to get out of here or they will never give us peace."
Michael nodded and turned to Amadillo. "Thank you. We should be going if we want to leave quickly. Is there a way I can contact you?"
"Yes. I have a cell phone." He drew a piece of paper from a pile on the table and wrote down the number. "Just call me if you need anything or want to check in." He handed it to Michael. "Do you need Sven to walk you back?"
"We'll be allright. Thank you again." They stood and Michael took Selenes' hand.
"Call when you reach South America. I want to know you are safe." Amadillo called after them.
"We will." Said Michael. "Good luck."
They exited the room and said goodbye to Sven. Michael kept Selene close as they walked back through the tunnels. There were several adult lycans hanging around. Both male and female. He could practically feel the animosity rolling off of them in waves. He actually growled in warning to some of them as they passed, tightening his grip on Selene.
She watched him display his dominance over the lycans. It was amazing. Instinct told him how to carry himself and to look them straight in the eye. Show no fear. And she could smell he wasn't afraid, only irritated and she knew the lycans could smell it too. She really didnt like being carted around; but it was nice that he wanted to protect her from even being clawed at in passing. She wrapped her arm about him and let him take her out of the den.
Damn! That took forever! But I had so much to get past in one chapter! I hope this made sense to everyone. I am hoping to have them out of the country in the next few chapters.
Chapter 8 is going to be a bit of Marcus. I've decided that for my purposes in the story he won't be a bad guy. Sorry if you were looking forward to that; but I have way too many plot lines to be dealing with and I need to get rid of some of them. Please review! Thank you!