Disclaimer: I don't own Underworld. If I did, people would hate me.
A/N: HI ! Didn't think I'd have the next chap up this soon, did ya ? Anyways, I know this is kinda short, but I had to cut it somewhere. Since you've all had to deal with two short chapters in a row (counting this one), I've decided to give you all something as payment: A small peek at what's to come in the near (or not so near) future. We'll have fights, romance, and a funny (well, I thought it was) incident involving ketchup and pizza. Stay tuned, or you might miss out ! Please note that paragraphs that are COMPLETELY in italics are flashbacks.
A very pregnant Khalid pressed her back against the wall, holding her breath and silently praying to every God and Goddess she could think of.
"Khalid," Kraven called. "Come out, come out, wherever you are."
Khalid's hands began to shake as she heard Kraven nearing her hiding spot.
"Go away," Khalid called.
"You know I can't do that," Kraven said. "You cheated on me, and now you must pay."
"I swear, Kraven, I didn't cheat on you," Khalid said.
"I saw you with that dog," Kraven said. "You were kissing him."
"No, I wasn't," Khalid said.
"Yes, you were," Kraven said.
"No, I-" Khalid stopped in mid-sentence as the baby kicked. 'Oh, shit,' Khalid said mentally.
"I heard that," Kraven said,
"Heard what ?" Khalid asked, pretending not to know.
"Don't play stupid," Kraven said. "The baby just kicked."
'Fuck !' Khalid cursed mentally.
"I know where you are," Kraven said in a sing-song voice.
"Will you just leave us alone ?" Khalid asked.
"No," Kraven said, rounding the corner to Khalid's hiding spot. "Gotcha'"
"Please," Khalid said. "I won't tell anyone she's yours, I swear."
"Um, let me think," Kraven said. "No, that won't work."
"HELP !" Khalid screamed. "RAZE, LUCIAN !"
"Oh, you shouldn't have done that," Kraven said, glaring at Khalid. Then, he lunged at her, knocking her to the ground. Kraven then proceeded to beat Khalid, making certain to hit her stomach repeatedly.
Khalid sat straight up in bed, breathing heavily.
"Shit," she sighed, climbing out of her bed. She paced around the room for a minute, before realizing that someone was standing outside of her room.
"Come in, Raze," Khalid called, rolling her eyes. Raze hesitated for a moment before opening the door and walking in.
"Are you alright ?" Raze asked, closing the door behind him.
"Yeah, I just had a nightmare," Khalid said.
"I think that "flashback" would be more appropriate," Raze said. "It was the Kraven thing again, wasn't it."
Khalid nodded.
"I thought I was over that," she said. "Apparently, I was wrong."
"Khalid, you have to forget about that," Raze said.
"Easy for you to say," Khalid said. "You weren't the one who-"
"The one who what ?" Raze asked, walking foward so that he and Khalid were only inches apart. A knock at the door caused Raze and Khalid to jump away from each other.
"Khalid ?" a man's voice called.
"Come in," Khalid said. The door opened, and a man with blonde hair and blue eyes walked in. Khalid had a stunned look on her face.
"Damon ?" she asked. The man nodded.
"Hey, Khalid."
"Wow," Khalid said, walking over and hugging the man. "You've really grown up."
"5 years can do that to a human," Damon said, smiling. "So, I hear that you brought your daughter."
"Yeah, she's around here somewhere," Khalid said. Damon looked from Khalid to Raze, and then back Khalid.
"Did I interrupt something when I knocked ?"
"No," Khalid and Raze answered at the same time. Damon raised his eyebrow.
"You sure ?"
"Yes," Khalid and Raze said in slightly irritated voices.
"Okay," Damon said. "So, where's the Vamp who I got the clothes for ?"
Mace, Lucian, and Cadent were all sitting at a table playing cards. Eli was sitting on a stool across from Michael, just staring at him.
"You love her, don't you ?" Eli said.
"Huh ?" Michael asked.
"Do you love her ?"
"Who ?" Michael asked.
"Selene," Eli said.
"I..."
"Hey, look who we found," Khalid said, walking in followed by Raze and Damon.
"Damon, you're back," Mace said. "And you're still human."
"Yeah," Damon said.
"Damon, this is Michael," Khalid said, pointing to Michael. "Michael, this is Damon. He's the one who keeps us informed about what the Vampires are up to."
"Hi," Michael said.
"Nice to meet you," Damon said.
"Wanna' play cards, anyone ?" Mace asked.
"Sure," Damon said, taking a seat at the table.
"Khalid, Raze ?" Mace asked.
"They can only play if they're on opposite sides of the room," Cadent said.
"Why ?" Michael asked.
"A few years back, Khalid helped Raze cheat at poker," Cadent said. "Raze won over $5,000 dollars before we caught on."
"First of all," Khalid said, "that was at least 10 years ago. Second of all, Raze had $6,523."
"Leave it to Khalid to remember that," Damon muttered.
"What's that supposed to mean ?" Khalid asked.
"Nothing," Damon lied. Khalid glared at Damon before changing the subject.
"Isn't it about time for you to go to bed, Eli ?"
"I'm not tired," Eli said.
"Fine, but if you fall asleep on the floor, I'm not moving you," Khalid said.
"Fine," Eli said, sticking her tongue out at Khalid.
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Knock it off, you two," Lucian said.
"Yes, Grandpa," Eli said.
"Yeah, sure," Khalid said. "Thanks."
Raze, who had just pulled up two chairs, nodded.
"You're welcome."
Synch14: Like I said, Kraven does have a redeeming quality...you'll just have to wait to see what. :)
mizukimarr910: I'm sorry about the short chapters. I'm trying to make them longer. BTW, thanks for the compliment. :)
