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thefourteenthwarrior: I finished the first movie yesterday (: i might take my time in getting to Evolution and Rise though xD

"You know David, you really should come out with us sometime. The nightlife here is fantastic" raved Elaine, as she sat across from David, her legs crossed causing her skirt to slide up her thigh.

"Why go out with you guys party here every night?" David responded, gesturing to the room around them as he sipped from the glass of blood in his hand.

The room he was gesturing to was the living room, filled with vampires in various circles chatting amongst themselves as they were now. The main room of the manor was quite large but still held that medieval design to it. The carpet was foreign and the walls were covering with paintings of respectable vampires with photos of the Vampire Council hanging large and tall above everything else.

Generally the living room dissected itself into groups. The younger vampires, generally anyone who was under four hundred years, the middle aged vampires, about five to seven hundred, and the older vampires who generally had respect even if their ideals weren't always agreeable. Of course within the younger vampires there were the more recent ones, a hundred years or less. They were quite rare. As time went on the human body seemed to be becoming less susceptible to the vampire virus. Most died off before the transformation could be completed. It was a worrying problem yet a problem no one seemed to be worried about. Everyone was focused on the Lycan and ending their war with them.

David's comment's got a few chuckles and nods of agreement from the others.

"Please, it's not as if you ever join us down here anyway. You're usually off reading or whatever it is you do these days" Elaine pointed out.

"Reciting Shakespeare" commented Marius. He was a taller vampire, in fact one of the tallest David had ever come across. While not a Death Dealer, he had seen the vampire rip werewolves to shreds while barely straining. In contrast he was often very jovial, lighthearted and jumped up on blood.

A few more bursts of laughter erupted from the group, David merely grinned along with them. Already used to their meaningless teasing from time to time. Elaine slid into his lap, her blonde hair flowing over her shoulders. "Come now, David…" she started, her fingers running over the skinny red tie that sat on his chest. "You haven't lived until you've danced among them, the smell…" she inhaled deeply before exhaling in an erotic fashion, "Is intoxicating."

David turned his head, his eyes meeting Elaine's. She was nothing if not a temptress. "As promising as the sounds, Elaine, I think the temptation to take a bite would just be too large" he stated, his hand covering hers for a moment then taking it off his tie.

Elaine gave a huff, rising from his lap and returned to her chair. The others shared a laugh at her reaction because as much as she was a temptress, she was just as bad at losing.

"The next time you travel to Paris, let me know. Then I'll join up" he added, causing a few to chuckle while others merely missed the point. The fact was, no one traveled to Paris. Hardly any traveling was necessary not that they had an established home for centuries.

"You know I won't lie, I've been tempted to take a bite on more than one occasion" commented Sid, drinking greedily from his glass.

"And did you?"

The voice rang out over the living room, causing a chilled hush to come over the room. Kraven certainly did not have a commanding voice, and although he had been a Death Dealer, David did not find the man particularly threatening. But his name preceded him and the tales of what he had accomplished from a time before David was born earned him the respect of the youngest and eldest vampires.

He walked down the spiraling stairs that bordered each side of the living room, his boots heavy with each step. David knew that the current caretaker of the coven must be loving it. Kraven loved nothing if not knowing all eyes were on him. It allowed him to put on a show. As he reached the bottom of the staircase, he locked eyes with Sid.

"Did you, Sid? Did you give into the temptation?" a smile was on his face, as if reflecting the jovial mood that had been in the room before. Really he was just luring his fellow vampire into a false sense of security.

The younger vampire stammered for a moment, his shoulders shrugging as he tried to form a coherent sentence. "Well-I-uh-you know-I—"

His words were cut off as Kraven was across the room in the blink of an eye, his hand around Sid's neck raising his body a foot off the ground as he held him pinned against the wall. "Because if you DID you would be in direct violation of our code and therefore need trial by the Council" Kraven's tone boomed as he bared his fangs, his eyes a steely blue.

Sid couldn't exactly respond, his windpipe being crushed by the vampire's grip. After allowing him to flail for another minute Kraven allowed the man to drop to the floor coughing and spitting. Kraven glared down at the man for a second before turning to the rest of the living room smiling. "Back to drinking everyone" he declared.

For their part the coven was unmoved by the scene before them and no one offered to help their fallen brother. They all knew the rules and even if Kraven seemed to be a bit of a light caretaker at times, he never failed to prove his power when the opportunity presented itself. He turned on his heel and moved to leave the room when he spotted David.

"Alexander! Your glass is looking low" he said patting the vampire on the shoulder as he walked out of the room.

David merely grimaced in displeasure. He hardly had anything personal against Kraven given he tried to avoid him any chance he could. But knowing his treatment and pursuit of Selene caused David to have a sour disposition towards Kraven. Not to mention the fact that the older vampire tried to take him under his wing for the first couple decades of his existence before giving up.

"Did he just call you Alexander?" Nicolas asked, curiously. Nicolas was even younger than David, only having been around for two centuries.

"David Alexander" David supplied, "The David was added on around 1700. And no, don't start using it." Nicolas closed his mouth, having the next question taken from his mouth.

David was already feeling tired of the living room and Kraven's appearance had only advanced that feeling. He had been ready to leave when the sound of a howl pierced through the walls of the manor. For a moment the room went quiet as it had a few moments ago but for a completely different reason this time. Everyone waited with baited breath until Rigel stormed in, making a beeline for the armory.

Just like that the room broke back into chatter, this time with an exciting new topic of discussion.

"Looks like they bagged another one" Marius commented before taking a sip from his glass. "That's the third prisoner in two weeks."

Elaine scrunched up her nose, clearly disgusted by the thought of being anywhere near a Lycan. "Where are those things all coming from."

"Does it matter? As long as they keep killing them they can come from wherever they like" Marius commented, nudging his fellow vampire who nodded in agreement.

David knew he was right, but he didn't even want to think of what Selene was doing right now.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

"AHHHH!"

The Lycan howled in pain as Selene pried the silver bullet out of him with a dagger. He was the latest survivor of their assault on Lycan's which meant he got to come back to the manor, be chained up and tortured for information. It was a common occurrence, a procedure they used whenever their leads on Lycan were drying up. From time to time they would get duds; Lycan's who had simply been loners on the run. But for the vast majority every Lycan they came across knew at least some whispers. And as far as Selene was concerned, this one had the look of someone who knew something.

"Where are the others?" she demanded, her cold stare boring down on the creature.

"W—what others" he panted, trying to recover from the pain.

"The other Lycans. We know there are more out there" Selene supplied, her patience growing thin. Rigel never liked the idea of her conducting the interrogations. He was always afraid that she'd toss the questions out the window and simply kill the thing. His fears weren't unfounded, but as much as she hated the Lycan, Selene also wasn't stupid.

"Go to hell!" he roared in response.

"So you're not denying they're out there" Selene noted, trailing the tip of her gun over his leg before stopping at his knee cap. "You see I know how you work. As long as I don't hit any vital organs you'll live. And you're a big boy so I'm betting your regenerative factor will kick in before you pass out from the pain."

"Wait, wait—AHHH!"

Another scream of pain ripped from his throat as the bullet went through his knee cap, shattering it in one go. "Where are the others?!" demanded Selene, a threat behind her voice.

The man whimpered, the chains stopping him from clutching his leg. "You fucking bitch" he blubbered, his head rolling from side to side.

"You have one more healthy kneecap" she reminded him, unfazed by his words. She had heard much worse insults in her six centuries.

He tossed his head back, muttering incoherent curses. When he felt the cold steel of her gun against his leg he finally snapped by to reality. "Okay! Okay!" Selene looked over to Rigel to make sure he was getting this confession before turning back to the Lycan. "Southside…there's a-a farmer's market. The man who owns the fruit cart, h-he gets us in and out. Stray Lycans."

That could certainly be useful. A bookkeeper for the Lycans, who might well be a Lycan himself. For all they knew he had a record of the last Lycan's left.

"Is that all?" she questioned, her face leaning in closer.

"I-It's all, I swear!"

Her gun hovered higher, moving to his crotch. "What about an ambush. A week ago. Warehouse on the outskirts of town." Her voice was low, but with Rigel's abilities he could easily hear her. But it wasn't Rigel she was hiding from, it was the camera's microphone that was positioned in the corner of the interrogation room.

"Are you sure…" he pressed her gun downwards, her finger hovering over the trigger. "Now I might not consider this a vital organ, but you certainly might."

The man looked panicked for a second, as if trying to decide whether she was serious or not and if she was, could he survive it. A quick glance to his knee made up his mind. "T-there was some talk…A while ago, whispers in the streets. Some Lycans were going to try and strike back at the vampires. Set-up a Death Dealer or two. But I swear I didn't know they actually went through with it! I didn't even know who was behind the rumors!"

"That's a shame" Selene said, a grin coming across her features as she stood upright. "Maybe your fruit man will be more informative."

Without another word she aimed her gun at his chest and unloaded her clip, saving the last bullet for the head. The Lycan didn't even get a word in to protest before he was littered with silver bullets. She watched as his body seized for a moment before collapsing against the pillar he was chained to.

"You get too much joy out of that, Selene" Rigel commented, eyeing her carefully.

"It's not joy" she replied curtly, turning to leave the chamber with Rigel on her heels. "Did you get everything he said?"

"Every last word" Rigel replied, looking over his pad. "If I missed anything it should be on the recording." Before she opened the door to the neck room, he placed a hand on her shoulder, turning her to face him. "What was that ambush business about?"

Selene fixed him with a hard stare. She had worked with Rigel for a while now and knew how she operated; knew that she often pursued things that she should let go. "Just following a lead" she responded.

"A lead you were told to drop?"

Instead of replying she turned away from him, opening the door to and walking through it. "Find that farmer's market, Rigel. This bookkeeper could be extremely valuable."

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

"There she is" David commented as Selene walked into the study.

He was perched in his usual spot on the windowsill , the latest copy of Harry Potter in his hands. He wasn't much of a modern literature fan but with nothing better to fill his time, the vampire tried to stay somewhat relevant.

"You were the talk of the house" he said, turning to the next page.

"Really? Well good for them" she replied, clearly not worried with her social position in the house. Which given her spot as one of Viktor's favorites was pretty high.

His gaze flicked over to her briefly and watched as she moved around some books so she could access her laptop. It was quite a funny idea when he thought about it, vampires using laptops. Harry Potter didn't even have a wrist watch at Hogwarts.

"Yeah, everyone wondered how long you'd let the Lycan live" he said. The only response he got was the sound of typing on the keyboard, telling him that she was apparently still in the work state of mind. Not that Selene ever seemed to stop being in the work state of mind. If she could hunt Lycan's during the daylight she probably would. Turning the page again he paused, "Oh, and you missed Kraven's rage."

The typing stopped and Selene turned her head to David, their eyes locking for a moment. "Did he do anything to you?"

There was a long silence as they held each other's gaze unspoken words moving between them. Selene was far from emotional and Elder's be damned if she ever admitted any verbal emotion. But moments like this said he wasn't just a vampire that kept her company for his knowledge.

"Me? No, of course not" David finally said, waving her off. Selene stared at him for a moment longer before returning to her work. He took it as a sign to continue talking. "Sid hinted that he may have sipped from a human. Or at least that he was severely tempted to."

"Sid is an imbecile" he couldn't help but laugh at her candid response.

"For someone who never goes in the sun he certainly has a few fried brain cells" he agreed, "Oh and Kraven did call me Alexander, that prick." This did cause a half-smile to creep onto Selene face, unknown to her company. "Did you know there are no vampires shown in this book?" closing it with dissatisfaction, David hoped down from the window and strode over to wear Selene was seated.

"You just tortured a man for information. What's so important that you can't take a break" he muttered, looking over her shoulder at the computer screen. Selene was undisturbed by his presence, merely continuing her search on the internet. "Farmer's market…Why are you searching for farmer's markets in Budapest?"

"It's a lead" she replied. "There could be a very important man there."

"I'm coming with you" he said suddenly. He wasn't sure why, maybe it was just that aching need for a change of scenery he had been having over the last few years.

Selene glanced up at him then turned back to her screen. Highlighting the location of three farmer's markets in the southern district of Budapest. "This isn't exactly official business."

"Why am I not surprised" David rolled his eyes before reaching over her and closing the laptop, which earned him a prompt glare. "Now, when was the last time you drank? Just because you don't have to doesn't mean you shouldn't."

Selene considered putting up a protest, but decided to swallow it for a moment. The night had been successful, not only gaining information but killing another Lycan. She supposed a break until tomorrow would do her good, not that she had to like it.

A/N: there's chapter two! hopefully this chapter didn't seem like nothing was happening. like I said one of my goals is depth. in the movie we see the living room a few times with tables and the vampires sitting around but it's often just for scenery as the character passes through, we never actually see how they interact there. so i wanted to give a bit of that. also Selene mentions how they torture the Lycans, taking out the silver bullet before it kills them then putting it back in. Considering how cold and calculated Selene seems to be I figured it was a fitting scene to make. I'm definitely not trying to tone down her ruthlessness but hopefully you're getting glimpses that she isn't completely unaffected by what she does.