Bloody Roses at Dawn

By: wiccariangoddessofthemoon

Chapter 4: A night full of unexpected turns...

The tall man addressed the 5 men that were in front of him; all were tall and muscular and had an air of danger about them. They were all listening intently to the one addressing them, and at some point they all nodded and smiled wickedly.

"Now, let's move! We don't want anything happening to her." The man said in a commanding voice that clearly showed he was the leader. The men took of their clothes in seconds and crouched, a rumbling was heard and groans turned into howling as they became giant wolves. The wolves followed their leader as they raced through the woods at an unparallel speed.

The small blonde woman stood at her room as she was dressing, talking to the man waiting outside her door.

"So basically, the vampires want to get rid of the werewolves but need the help of witches. But still, why us? Can't they do it themselves?" she said as she fixed her long hair in a high ponytail. A deep chuckle was heard outside her door along with purring as the man petted an ashen cat.

"If it was so easy to dispatch a werewolf they would have done it centuries ago. Only a witch can get rid of a werewolf. The vampires are desperate; their numbers are going down as the werewolves become larger in number. The greatest threat to the vampires are the werewolves, not only are they natural enemies, but with just a bite from the werewolf a vampire can be turned to dust in a matter of seconds, suffer a really slow death or..." the man trailed off as he sensed something, the blonde woman noticed that he wasn't talking anymore and glanced to the door.

"Or what? Gabriel?" she asked as she walked slowly to the door, her knee-high black leather boots making a bit of a noise. She stopped walking as she felt something, she turned around quickly about to attack whatever was there only to have her wrist being restrained and meet a pair of midnight blue eyes.

"We meet again, Serenity." He said in a low husky voice as he stared at her and released his grip. She breathed a sigh of relief as her hand came to her chest.

"Gods, you scared me!" she said venting out her fear as she hit his arm playfully.

"It was not my intent, I assure you." He said as he caressed her cheek. "You healed, I'm glad." His hand came to caress her neck as they locked gazes. She came out of her reverie while shaking her head lightly.

"What are you doing here, Endymion?" She asked him while going to her nightstand; she took two necklaces, one with a pentacle and one with a cross, she was putting them on when she felt his hand stop her as he put them on her while caressing the back of her neck. She drew shaky breaths as he finished, after he placed a tender kiss in the side of her neck she turned around and froze; he was much closer than she had expected, their mouths just a breath away.

"You look gorgeous, even though you are dressed to kill." He gave her a crooked smile and she felt faint.

"You still haven't answered my question." She asked trying to grasp what little reason she had while he was around.

"Do you not want me here, Serenity?" he said with a bit of hurt laced in his voice as he turned his back on her. She stepped forward as she stretched her arm to reach him, she stopped her arm in midair and looked away.

"It is not that. I'm just curious as to why you are here, is all. I-I think I saw you, near where I was having lunch." She told him as she picked up an athame and placed it in her black belt. He looked at her and admired her body: She was dressed in a violet silk blouse, in the middle she wore a black corset with red and violet laces, tight black pants hugged her legs and buttocks, her boots high heeled, and to top of the look her long hair was in a high ponytail that was held by red and violet bands and she wore antique blood red earrings. To his eyes she looked breathtaking and was finding it hard not to take advantage of the time.

"I just wanted to see you and see if you were all right. I didn't think you would see me, though." He said as he gave her a small smile and walked toward her. They sat on her bed and stared at each other, after moments of silent she looked down and smiled.

"I never had the chance to thank you for saving me. I really appreciate it. Not only did you save me, but you also took me home and took care of my cuts. I don't know how I can thank you enough." She told him in a sweet sincere voice while she held his cold hand; he looked at her eyes and squeezed her hand lightly. He looked deep in thought and finally smiled to her as he leaned closer.

"It is customary for a maiden to kiss her saviour, we can start with that." He said with a strange glint in his eyes that Serenity could not recognize, she giggled and nodded. They leaned in, gazes locked, breath mingling. Their lips brushed and electricity ran through their veins as he licked her bottom lip and deepened the kiss. The sound of thunder was heard as they got lost in the kiss. His hand came to her neck as he caressed the exposed skin; her hands came to the nape of his neck and buried her hands in his hair. After what seemed an eternity they broke apart, their eyes were glazed over. A knock was heard and they came crashing down to reality.

"Are you all right, Serenity?" Gabriel asked in a concerned tone as he leaned in the door to listen for any danger. "I sensed a strong aura."

Serenity stood up and gave Endymion an apologetic look. She opened the door for Gabriel as he came in. Then Endymion and Gabriel locked gazes, Gabriel narrowed his eyes and charged toward Endymion but Serenity stopped him.

"Wait, Gabriel! You don't understand!" she said pleadingly as she held on to his arm as if her life depended on it.

"Don't understand what, that there is a vampire in your room? What side are you on?" he growled at her as she closed her eyes. When she opened them, Gabriel saw the pain through her eyes that seemed were close to tears; he looked away and relaxed.

"He saved me. I would have probably either died or being bitten if it weren't for him. Gabriel, he is not bad. He...he is the vampire from the stories, the one who turned on his kind." She told him in a small voice as Gabriel's eyes widened, when she finished talking he looked to Endymion and bowed his head in apology. Endymion nodded to him and walked to the balcony, Serenity saw him and ran to him; she wrapped her arms around his arm and gave him a sad look.

"You leaving?" she said in a sad tone, he looked at her eyes and knew he could not just leave, he couldn't deny her anything.

"Not if you don't want me too." He told her in a tender voice as he push a loose strand of hair out of her face, she smiled up to him and he smiled back as they looked at each others eyes longingly. Gabriel looked away from the scene, something about the tenderness between the two made his heart ache. Suddenly a howl was heard and Gabriel's head snapped.

"It's time, Serenity. Charlie is waiting with the pack outside. Let's go." Gabriel said in an annoyed tone that she had not heard before in the short time she had come to know him, but shrugged it off as tension. She stepped forward but looked at Endymion and then at Gabriel.

"Can he come, Gabriel?" she asked in a begging voice to which he couldn't say no to, she held Endymion's arm gently. Gabriel took a sharp intake of air and nodded as he turned around and walked out the door, leaving the two alone.

"Well, it seems you want me with you, or am I wrong to assume that." He said as he caressed her cheek as she giggled.

"No, you are not wrong. I just feel safe with you, I don't know why." She said wondering out loud, he smiled lovingly at her.

"I'm just overjoyed that you feel that way. Now unless you want an angry pack of werewolves storming here, we should go now." He said lightly tugging her hand; he kissed the corner of her lips when she walked closer. He stared at her eyes waiting for a reaction and got a happy sigh from her. They walked out together and descended the stairs. Outside Gabriel was waiting with Charlie who was in his human form, Serenity looked around trying to spot the pack as she saw big rounded eyes through the trees that surrounded her house.

"Gabriel." She called him, he turned around to look at her as did Charlie, only Charlie crouched slightly and growled, the pack growled in unison as they prepared to attack.

"Why is Kaleb's brother here?!" Charlie shouted; Serenity's and Gabriel's eyes widened. Serenity looked clearly shocked as her gaze rested on Endymion who was looking away as if ashamed.

"What do you mean? This is the vampire from legends, Charlie." Gabriel told Charlie with a bit of doubt as he looked from Charlie to Endymion.

"Who is also Kaleb's brother! He may be that vampire we all have heard off, but it doesn't assure us that he will let us vanquish his brother! Isn't that right? Endymion." Charlie growled at them as all gazes fell on Endymion.

"Endymion?" her whisper reached his ears as he closed his eyes, and as he did she gasped and walked away slowly. His eyes turned sad and at the same time pleading as he gazed at her.