Disclaimer: Underworld and all the characters belong to Grevioux, Len Wiseman and Danny McBride.

CHAPTER ONE: REUNION

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For more than a century she believed in him, since the first instant she saw him, she was so hopeless that accepted everything he said and did, so she gave him the last shred of innocence that was in her and since that instant she lived with hate and anger against those animals.
Viktor was her mentor and confident, someone in which she put her respect, trust and love; he taught her how to behave with the others vampires, how to use her new abilities and how to fight... Eventually he told her he had taught her everything he knew, and he did it so well that she became one of the most fearless and ruthless Death Dealers in his coven.

As Selene drove to an unknown place she realized for the first time what she had done, she killed hundreds maybe thousands of lycans for a lie Viktor told her and that she gladly took without suspect of him. She didn't feel regret for their deaths, including Viktor's, they deserved it, one for kill her family and the others for do the same with innocent people. She knew she wasn't the only Death Dealer whose life was based in revenge, and she couldn't avoid asking herself to whom else did he lie, and she knew the answer, "The resemblances were not coincidences."

I have to find a place to stay, dawn is in less than half an hour. Suddenly she saw a sign of a small and cheap hotel at the side of the empty road so she immediately hit the gas pedal.
The hotel was not what she expected, it looked dirty, disordered, it was in a dangerous neighborhood. Nothing I couldn't handle though. It had drug dealers, hookers, and very suspicious people, but it was enough to hide from the lycans, death dealers and from the sun.

While she waited for the person in charge of the reception she realized that she wasn't only a Death Dealer but that unconsciously she became one of the spoilers vampires she despised so much. When human, she could have had everything she wanted and still didn't ask for anything, her parents were proud of the humility her sister and she showed, but all that finished when she became a vampire.
Although she didn't want to become an 'aristocratic vampire' the influences Viktor had in her were enough. She became his favorite child and with that were privileges that no other vampire had, so with the time, as she lost her humanity, she forgot everything except the revenge of her family and the devotion she felt for Viktor. She got used to having the best things and as she had Viktor's complete trust she could do everything she wanted. She earned the trust of those who didn't believe in her as she became one of the best Dead Dealers, and with that, she became more arrogant.

"What can I do for you, beauty?" these were the words that got her out of her thoughts.

While she closed the curtains she could see that the sky was almost blue. "I can finish with all this now," were the words that left her mouth, and she was shocked with what she had just said without thinking, ...But, I am stronger than that. She went to take a shower.
As she lied down she knew that nothing will be like before, the persons in which she'd trust her life were not there anymore, one she killed him with her own hands, the other was not close anymore and even if she were, she would have to kill her because now she was a traitor to the coven. And Michael, well, she didn't know him enough as to know he wouldn't betray her.

"I have to think in what I'm going to do" she said in a tired whisper. She could go to the coven and tell the truth, she scowled at that, even she knew that that would be stupid and surely a suicide. I can hide but for how much? I need an allied, but who?
...If what Kahn said once it was true she will visit a group of renegade vampires that could help her. Not knowing what else to do she decided to go to them, that same night, it would take her a couple of nights to arrive there but there was no doubt she could make it, she had enough weapons and ammo to fight the enemies she might find in the way.
That was her last thought before fell asleep.

When she woke it was dark, she could feel it. I suppose I was more tired than what I believed. She opened her eyes when she felt a familiar smell mixed with something strong, suddenly she had the feeling of being watched, immediately and instinctively she sat and aimed the gun directly at the forehead of the person sitting in a chair in front of her, Kraven? ...No. "Michael?"

"Hi." he said confused by her attitude. She tried to sense if someone else was in the room but they were alone so she put the gun down. "I didn't want to wake you, you looked tir-"

"What the hell are you doing here?" she interrupted him, "You should be with the lycans right now," she smelt the air and then noticed it, "you didn't go to them; I thought you had understood what I told you!"

"I did, I went to them, but something there didn't feel right so I went to my apartment, I took a long shower, put some lotion to disguise the sme-"

"Nothing ever will feel right; understand that you are not a human anymore! You- "

"No, you understand that I'm not a lycan or a vampire," he said angrily, "Lucian's den wants revenge, your kind wants revenge and they will kill me in the spot the moment they see me. Selene, I didn't ask for this shit!"

In the darkness of the room she saw that his eyes were totally black, unsure of his intentions she took her beretta again. He must have seen the worry in her eyes because he looked down. Abruptly he stood up and went towards her. Immediately she stood up and aimed her gun to his head "Stop!"

He did it and looking at her eyes she could see that he felt offended, "You know that I would never hurt you," he whispered looking intensely into her eyes, then he touched the hand in which she had the gun, something fluttered inside her, 'It must be the hunger' she tried to convince herself as she frowned, "trust me." he said sincerely and not knowing why she let him take the gun away from her. "I don't know how you'll behave, after all, you are part lycan now." she was still frowning and looking at his eyes, then a thought struck her, "You know how to control the change..." she whispered as she noticed how good he smelt and how close they really were.

"Somehow I just know how to do it" Looks like you are a fast learner, she thought while he smiled proud of himself "It still hurts when I change completely though... Anyway, they taught me some things about wer- lycans, how they trail vampires, how they live, what they do in the day."

"How did you find me? I was in a car." she asked suspiciously.

"I went back to the last place I saw you, then I put some lotion to disguise my smell and then I just followed your scent," the look he received let him knew that she was doubting about his version, "I know that it is weird but that's what happened."

It could be the truth, "...I guess your senses are better than we thought." he nodded and she immediately added "and by the way, putting lotion doesn't work." he smiled and she had that weird feeling again, she scolded herself for that. Remembering that she didn't have time to waste, "What are you doing here?" she asked rudely as she began to check the little arsenal she had taken from the coven's cars that were in Lucian's den.

Seeing her change of attitude and the discomfort he sighed and went back to the chair, "I don't agree with the lycans of the den, they want to go in a suicide mission to Ordoghaz, they want revenge but they are not using their common sense".

That took her attention, "That Indeed is a suicide mission, they won't get too close, though, even if they attack in the middle of the day" she smirked.

"Even I know that, but they said they wanted to attack now that the vampires have lost two elders, you know, take them by surprise. To me that is too much... Then I had a fight with one of them when I said I wasn't agreeing with the plan and that I wasn't going to participate. So, um, they said I wouldn't be their leader, great part of the lycans followed him, so I understood that for a big part of them I'm an outcast, that I couldn't trust in them." He said looking deeply into her eyes.

She breathed tiredly, "Michael going with me is very dangerous, where I'm going -"

"Not as dangerous as if I stay here! You are the only person in who I trust, Selene..." He stood up again but not as close as the last time, he continued, "...And I know that you think I'll be a burden for you. I'm not a warrior but I'm stronger than anyone out there and I need your help, you might help me and in exchange I will help you, in me you have someone in which you can trust, I will keep one eye on you while you sleep and in the fights. I know you are very strong but you know that not always you'll get out unharmed of the battles, I just want you to understand that together we have more chances to survive and maybe to put an end to this ridiculous war." He finished almost pleading.

"We already had this conversation in the sewers" She scolded him, but still... She couldn't deny that some part of what it was happening with him was her fault; after all, I made him what he is now.

"I know, but now I am more convinced that I want to go with you, and you know that I have reason in all I have said, Selene... I just don't want to be here, anywhere is better than here." He sat again, looking defeated.

"I don't know what I'm doing... Why do you have so much faith in me?"

"Because I trust you," He looked to the floor then continued, "ironically with you I feel safe."

He trusts me? We barely know each other. But that let her thinking and finally convinced her, "I know I'm going to regret this..." it was the only thing she said, she didn't need to say more.

"Maybe." he said trying to hide a small smirk.

She instantly went back to pack the arms not wanting to think in what she felt when he was around. 'He is just attractive' she tried to convince herself that that was the only reason. "I will take a shower, and then we will get out of here."
Fifteen minutes later she was out of the shower and he was not in the room, she looked for him and saw him in the corner, in front of a little table with a little briefcase. It looks like he had everything planned. She went to the bed to take her berettas and the legs holsters when suddenly she felt him very close to her, she looked at him scowling over her shoulder.

"I brought you something," He looked at his hands and without turning she could see a bottle with blood, "I thought that maybe you would be hungry." Surprised by this she nodded; she took the bottle politely and began to drink its content.

When suddenly, "Where did you get this?" she asked, worry attached to her voice. ...Does she think I could have taken it from a human? He thought worriedly, "I would never...You know. I couldn't..."

She stared at him, maybe too coldly, of course you could. You just don't know it yet. But even if he would have done it, why did she think that in his state he would save a few of blood to bring to her? She nodded uncomfortable while she drank some more, "Thanks," She said looking at him and he nodded as he put a lock of hair behind her ear, that single action made her stiff and he noticed it. He grazed her face as he lowered his hand and went back to the table, "ok, let's go, we already have lost valuable time." she said without looking at him taking the handbag with the guns inside and heading to the door without waiting for him.

He followed her, "Where are we going?" he took the handbag from her.

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