"Have you noticed that this woman in Henry's graphic novels look a lot like Aria?" Coreen says as she flips through the pages of the newest edition of Blood Price. Vicki grabs the book from Coreen taking a glance before throwing the book on the desk.
"We have work to do." Vicki says grabbing herself another helping of the Chinese they ordered.
"Right." Coreen says flipping through the pages of an unmarked book.
"Do we have Aria's address?" Vicki asks.
"I think so why?" Coreen says looking up from the book and at Vicki.
"I think I'm going to go snoop around, maybe see if I can see this father of her lurking around." Vicki says grabbing her leather jacket.
"Would this snooping around might also including sneaking into her apartment?" Coreen smirks.
"I need to know everything I can about my clients. If that means I need to snoop around her living quarters, then so be it." Vicki says. Coreen just smirks shaking her head as Vicki heads out.
"Let me know if you find anything." Vicki calls back.
Vicki hailed a cab and gave the driver the address written down on the small piece of paper Coreen had given her. Once the cab stops, she pays for the meter before getting out. She looks around the area looking for any specious male figures, but doesn't see much of anything. She stands outside by the corner of the entrance door to the apartment and waits for Aria to leave.
"Good evening James." Aria smiles to the doorman.
"Good Evening, Ms. Aria." He smiles back. "Is a cab on it's way?" He asks.
"No. I'm walking tonight. Fresh air will do me well." She says.
"Well, have a good one." He says. She smiles nodding to him and heading in the opposite direction of Vicki.
Henry's door was already unlocked and opened before she had the chance to knock.
"Well, hello there." Aria laughs. "I could never sneak up on you, even when we were kids, before you had the super vamp senses. "She says.
He smiles a bit before heading back into his apartment. Aria sighs following him in.
"Are you really going to be like this?" She asks. "There is no other way Henry. Believe me, I wish there was, but there isn't." She says.
"You don't know that! You don't know what this ritual will do to you." He says. Aria walks over to him. "Dark magic is not something to mess around with. Especially, when you're not familiar with it." He says.
"Fine. I will not do the ritual, as long as we find another way to stop him." Aria says.
"I will find another way." Henry whispers. "There has to be another way." He says.
"You look tired." Aria says placing her hands on his cheeks. "You haven't fed yet." She notices.
"I've had a lot on my mind." He says.
"Well, I'm here now." Aria whispers. "I think we both deserve to get away from reality for a bit." She says looking up at him. "It has been, what, over 200 years." She whispers.
Henry's eyes go black and his fangs appear. He places his hands on her waist, pulling her closer to him. He moves her flowing blond hair to the side before sinking his teeth in the side of her neck. Aria gasps gripping on to his arm and closing her eyes. Henry removes himself from her neck, wiping his mouth, and looks at her. Saying nothing, she takes his hand and pulls him into his bedroom. She climbs onto the bed and he follows her.
"Expecting any interruptions tonight?" She whispers as she unbuttons his shirt. He shakes his head smirking down at her. "Good. Then we have the whole night." She whispers before kissing him while pulling his shirt down his arms.
It didn't take long for all clothing materials to be removed and for Henry's lips to be touching every inch of her body. With every moan coming from Aria's lips, Henry would smirk before making his way back up her body, kissing her neck, whispering sweet and dirty nothings in her ear. Henry brought their tangled hands above her head and slowly pushed himself into her. Aria throws her head back in passion. Henry looks down at her, watching her, as they move together before leaning down and biting her neck once more.
Henry had always been in love with Aria. I mean how he could not. They grew up together. Played together as children. He was heartbroken when she disappeared with her mother, without saying goodbye. Then he met Christina. She was there to pick up the pieces and for someone to love, someone there to also love him back. He had thought he lost Aria forever the last time they had met and he wasn't going to let anything happen to her now. He wasn't going to lose her, he's lost her plenty of times in his many lifetimes, but now, she wasn't going anywhere.
Vicki was finally able to sneak in past the doorman and up to the floor Aria was staying on. She found the door number, picking the lock, and letting herself inside. She takes out her flashlight as she looks around. She sees a few sketches on the walls, some copies of Blood Price on the tables. She walks into the bedroom snooping around, going through drawers, not finding much of anything useful. Vicki sighs walking over to a bookcase. She looks around and notices book with a symbol on the spine. She grabs it and starts looking through it. She sees births and deaths, names, photographs. "Family history?" She mumbles to herself. She looks in the section under the 1500's."On this day, it is to be known that Aria Elizabeth Stuart is betrothed to be married to Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond at the age of 16." Vicki reads out loud. "Betrothed. Marriage." Vicki mumbles to herself. She takes out her phone to take pictures of a few of the pages before placing the book back on the shelf. She heads towards the door, when she feels someone behind her.
"Who's there?" Vicki says.
"I believe the real question is who are you and what are you doing in my daughter's apartment." The man says. Vicki turns around facing the man.
"From what I heard, you're not exactly welcome here either." She states.
The laughs. "My daughter and I may not be on the best of terms right now, but we're more alike then she lets on." He states. "Her mother trained her well, but so did I. Why do you think her mother took her from me?" He says
"Because you tried to kill them." Vicki says.
"There are three sides to every story and up to you to decide which side to believe." He states. "Remember that Ms. Nelson." He says before disappearing. Vicki stands there for a bit before getting the hell out of there.
"Hmm." Aria whispers waking up. "Hi." She whispers when she sees Henry looking down at her, caressing her hair while she rested.
"Hello." He smiles a bit before placing his hand on her cheek and kissing her. She deepens the kiss before pulling away smiling.
"Do you ever wonder what would have happened with us, if my mother never took me away?" She whispers.
"Are you saying, would have I ever met Christina and become a vampire?" He asks. She simply nods to him as she plays with the necklaces around his neck. "Well, I think we would have gotten married and had kids. A family. "He whispers. "But then I would have died at some point. While you and our children still lived." He whispers moving hair from her face. "We wouldn't be here now." He says.
"No, we wouldn't be." She whispers. "And I like where we are." She smiles straddling over him. He smirks up at her running his hands up and down her naked sides. She leans down to kiss his neck, then his chest, and lower. She smirks when she notices him gripping onto the soft, slick red sheets. She gets up leaning over his face smirking.
"What are you doing?" He mumbles.
"I think we both know." She whispers. "You can feel that it's almost sunrise."
He groans. "So, you're just going to leave me?" He says kissing up her neck.
"Until tomorrow, my love." She whispers. "I'll stay with you until sunrise." She says laying down next to him. Henry looks over at her. "I love you." He whispers.
"I love you too." She whispers kissing him quickly before he takes his last breath until sunset.