It's Different Now

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*For RyokoMist who loves the greatest &

*Gleek2Beat who is the greatest love. love you bff's- Libra

It had been a few days now staying with Kavin, and trying to get used to the idea of becoming a vampire. But even though Max was willing to learn everything right away Kavin was sure not to overwhelm her. One thing at a time and at a gentle speed she would learn what she could do. Kavin told Max that there was too much to learn right away and so she would have to go back and fourth to him. He told her that they would start with the basic things first. The first lesson was speed being that it was the easiest. All Max had to do was put all her energy with ease into a running movement. After watching Kavin do that once Max had it down. He then explained that if used at the right moment, then this ability could save her life. Given whatever situation she was in and if she were in complete danger. Then her second lesson would have been hearing but she already knew how to use that. Max figured out that all she needed to do was concentrate on what she wanted to hear. Max also didn't need to learn strength because she remembered how she crushed Kavin's flat screen into dusk. Along with the memory of throwing glass coffee tables into the air with just two fingers. Then there was the hearing of people's thoughts. Which was also just the act of just listening to the person you where simply just having a conversation with. And lastly was the lesson of feeding, which was the act of drinking human blood. To which Max had a huge problem with. She suggested to Kavin that she could be feed by Iv from a blood bag, but he said that would only work if she was near death. And it only worked the first time because she was a newborn who hadn't had her first feed yet. Max thought she would worry about that later when the time came.

A few hours later...

Max was simply taking in a movie or two, what with it being Friday night and all. She thought it best not to go out at all and terrorize Gotham. Then she would end up having an unwanted rendezvous with Terry, the kind she didn't want and couldn't explain. Speaking of which she had been so distracted by her new physical state and lessons with Kavin, she forgot all about Terry. He would have surly torn Gotham to shreds by now looking for her. After all it had been somewhere about a week in missing time. Then taking her out of her thoughts, Kavin walked in from his short outing.

"Maxine my dear, what are up to?"

"Oh just watching a movie."

"Wonderful which one?"

"Dracula."

"Haha how fitting."

"Well I thought what the hell else could I watch. What would being like this and all. And when this goes off I'm gonna put The Ghostbusters on next."

"Maxine, you can watch whatever you like. Just because your a vampire now does not mean that you can't enjoy all the movies and things you once did before."

"I know I just enjoy giving you a hard time."

"I know, you would not be you if you didn't. And just for that I'm going to bill you for that flat screen you kinda destroyed."

"WHAT!, hey listen here you already replaced that and what do you mean kinda destroyed. I did destroy it that's why we are having this discussion at this moment. Not to mention the newborn vampire tantrum caution caption that you put on me. Once you took it upon yourself to bite and turn me, I no longer was responsible for what happened afterward, thank you very much."

"Wow, you could have been a lawyer if wanted."

"I know but I love computer tech much more."

"Maxine please answer this for me please."

"Sure my dear Kavin anything."

"Why haven't you returned home and back to Terrence?"

"It's different now, I'm different now and I don't know how to lie to him. He would know just by my lips moving."

"Being a vampire allows you to make people believe whatever you want."

"No, I couldn't do that to Terry. Just look him in the eyes and lie everyday cause we are best friends, I just can't."

"I didn't say lie, just make him think you where kidnapped. Which you kinda were, just hide the truth. Therefore he won't worry how is that any different then what your already hiding about your feelings for him. And think of this he will keep you even closer to him. Which in time I'm sure that you will see that he loves you just as much as you love him."

"No matter how you phrase it, it's still lying to him. And leading him on to false pretenses, and I wouldn't feel comfortable- wait what did you say about Terry loving who?"

"I said you will see how much he loves you Maxine."

"No Terry does not."

"Say what you will Maxine to help you cope with your feelings towards rejection with Terrence. But I know what I saw and his reaction to you. The man is in love with you, but that's not it."

"Oh yeah than what is it Stefan Salvatore."

"You still haven't accepted what you are within yourself. So feel as though how would Terrence if he ever found out. It's fear keeping here."

"It is not."

"Okay then you are going back tonight. And don't try anything because I have feed and got my strength back and I know you still haven't feed. So you won't be any match for me"

"Oh really so you think you got one up on me huh."

"No."

"I just want you to know cause you can't read my thoughts at the moment."

"How did you know that?"

"Cause I am preventing you."

"You can do that, how"

"Just turn your thoughts off. Mute them."

"Got it, hey where you been anyway all this time?"

"Out getting you some supplies, here take a look and shower my dear. We can't have Terrence seeing you like this, you must be stunning in your new vision."

Max takes the shopping bags and heads into the bathroom to shower. Looking at the bags they all seemed to be label designs. La Perla was one he seemed to fancy her in their wear. Next was Victoria's Secret, Gucci, and her favorite Prada. Then she saw her Dereon, Rocawear, Marc Jacobs, and Jimmy Choo. A little something from Vera Wang in the from of three shopping bags. Tiffany's and Harry Winston were also there as well. And then there was a bag she only dreamed of Christian Lou heels. Max was so in shock that back outside the bathroom, Kavin heard a scream. But there wasn't a sound made physically from Max's voice box. Max opened the door and said to Kavin "thank you for the supplies" and closed the door back. A smile simply crossed Kavin's lips and he knew she saw the shoes from her mental scream.

Midnight rooftop of Max's penthouse

"So don't you think it would have been wise to tell me in the car you were going to jump to the rooftop with me in your arms."

"Well yes but I didn't wanna scare you."

"Thanks but no thanks Mr."

"Okay so here are your things and don't worry Terrence is not here. I already checked but I'm sure he will be around sometime within the next few hours. Remember if you need anything just call me on the number you learned. There is another way you can contact me without a phone. But you are not strong enough yet to do it."

"How will I be strong enough to do it then."

"Feed regularly."

"I'm still gonna have some trouble adapting to that."

"I know but try this, put a tea spoon of sugar in every cup of your feeding."

"What's that's gonna do Kavin."

"Makes the blood seem like Kool-aid. It's a trick I once used to do some centuries ago. I myself once had trouble with feeding as well before I learned to adapt. And another thing your blood banks are in this cooler just keep it hidden and he won't know."

"Okay see ya around stranger."

"You most certainly will stay safe love. And remember if you don't feed on the blood bags, then your instincts will take over and you will take human life."

"I will and thank you for everything even you Damon Salvatore vampire kiss."

"But you love the shoes don't you my love."

"I do but I'd like to know why."

"Because I'm falling in love with you Maxine."

"So why let me go back to Terry."

"Because your in love with him. Besides I have all of eternity to have you for myself. Don't you let my gentleman swag fool you, yes I'm letting you go to him. But in the end or should I say never ending time I will have you."

"Goodnight Handsome."

"Goodnight beautiful."

In Max's Apartment

Max walks into her suite and puts her bags in her closet. Kavin was right her place was empty, then looked in the mirror. A beautiful pink cotton night gown covered her body and then she felt the pain in her mouth. Max's body was hungry and she walked to the kitchen to retain a glass and sugar. Max put a tea spoon of sugar into the glass and then turned to go back into her bedroom. Max took the blood bag out of the cooler and hid it back in the closet. She pored the cup full and hid the rest in the night draw by her bed. Max with the glass in her hand then walked back into the living room. When a dark figure who hit the shield button appeared out of nowhere. Within seconds Terry said "Max What THE HELL. Where the hell have you been."

Max chose to lie "Away on vacation."

"Buy just getting up and not saying a word to me. Do you have any idea where and what I've done to find you. Integrating all kinds of criminals Gotham's finest to be exact, and I came up with nothing. I even got on daddy Wayne I even accused him of shipping you off to some unknown Islands and changing your identity."

"Why did you do that."

"Oh don't act like you don't remember that shit you did in Regret. Running off to Metropolis to be with Clark Kent or should I say the son of Jor-El. Just cause he's bullet proof doesn't mean I was just gonna back almost got that man killed, I had a nice fat ass rock of kryptonite. I was gonna slip it right under his pillow."

"Terry"

"But anyway explain yourself young lady. And while your doing that I will be drinking this glass of kool-aid."

Terry cut the light on as Max grabbed the glass off the counter and turned around so he wouldn't see her face.

"Uh no because I haven't put any sugar in it yet and it tastes gross. So I got an idea let me make a new batch, cause this flavor sucks. How about blueberry punch."

"Ok so let me toss it."

Terry grabbed the glass out of Max's hand and poured it down the sink. Max was stuck because she couldn't object due to what lie she just told him. Therefore it would look suspect if she didn't let him do it. Meanwhile Max's fangs were starting to hurt and come out. She needed that blood bag and if she couldn't get to it without Terry knowing. Her instincts would take over and she would bite him ultimately killing the man she loved. Max was trying to think of a way to get to the blood bag, when Terry said by the sink.

"You know this looks awfully thick for kool-aid."

Max's head turned to Terry in shock trying to think of what to say. Did Terry already figure it out by the glass of blood alone. That surly was fast it hadn't even been a hour of him being with her yet.

"And red almost like blood."

"Aw shit." Max whispered

"But then again I have had a helluva night and my eye sight is shocked."

"Weew thank god."

Terry turned around and looked at Max as she walked over to the sink and grabbed the pitcher. She then opened a pack of kool-aid mix and ran the facet water. Terry looked Max up and down and noticed a nice and pleasant change on his lady love. Max figure was somewhat different and it fit her. Her nails were perfectly manicured and her skin was smoother and lighter for that matter. She always had a nice butt size but it seemed more fuller now and curved. Max had definitely been eating and hitting the gym. Then Max looked him in his icy blues for a moment and he noticed her eye color. She no longer had the hypnotizing sexy mocha eyes, they were now a tantalizing hazel color. Terry just smiled smiled back at her, her beauty seemed to be more luminous then before. If he thought he would strangle a dude before for checking her out, he would surly snap a neck now. The woman he was in love with had disappeared beautiful and returned gorgeous goddess. "I've got to let her know how I feel one way or another before someone else does." Terry thought and Max heard it and then she begin to tremble. Not really from what she heard within his thoughts but because she could also hear his heart pump faster than before. This sent a signal to her system for her to feed on him. All of her senses became heighten again and her fangs began to pain her like before. Blood rushed to her head again and now the headache came, she couldn't focus anymore. Max stop and grabbed her head in pain and dropped to the floor. There was nothing she could do now Terry knew something was wrong. There was no way of getting to that blood bag, and she would rather die than kill the man she loved.

Terry dropped to his knees and held onto Max.

"Max what's wrong, talk to me tell me something."

"It nothing I uh I just have a headache."

"This is not just a headache. Do you want me to call Bruce or something."

"NO! No I'm okay I just need to lay down for a while. AHHHHHHHHH."

"MAX! MAX! Alright that's it I'm taking you to a hospital."

"NO TERRY PLEASE DON'T, NO no don't do that please I'm begging you please."

"Max your in pain, hella pain, I'm not just gonna let you stay here like this. At least let me call Bruce he'll know what to do."

"No Terry please I'll be fine I just wanna go to bed."

Terry picked Max up and carried her to the bedroom and laid her down. She screamed out again in pain, something was wrong and he didn't know what. Max couldn't think or talk anymore at least about nothing but what her body was telling her to do. Terry couldn't take it and took out his cell and walked to the other side of the room and called Bruce.

"Wayne"

"Dad it's Max"

Max the next second later forgot that the blood bag was next to her in the draw. Terry's heart pumped faster due to him being scared for Max and using her vamp speed was behind Terry and bit his neck.

Terry cried out in a whisper "Uh Max" with the phone still to his ear. Bruce heard and yelled "TERRY!,TERRY!" Max sucked blood from Terry's neck and then she gained control back stopped. Max then realized that she bit Terry as his body fell to the floor, she cried out "Terry, oh my god what did I just do" Back on the phone on the floor Bruce heard Max's voice and tried to reach her "Max!, Max what's happened." And even though Max could hear him what could she say sorry I bit him cause I was hungry no way. Max dropped to her knees and grabbed Terry and pulled him close as she cried his name "Terry, Terry please I'm so sorry I didn't mean to. Please come back I'll do whatever you want just please come back to me. How am I supposed to live like this without you. Terry please." Max picked him up and placed him in her bed and cried on his chest. Terry wasn't breathing and Max didn't know what else to do except one thing. Max opened the night draw and took it out the draw, she took it when Kavin wasn't looking. "I'll make it right" Max kissed Terry on the lips and whispered in his ear "I love you Terry in this world and the next." And then Max staked herself in the chest and a single tear fell from her face as she fell on top of him.

Kavin's Apartment

Kavin was watching TV looked up and with a feeling said a single word.

"Max"

A/N please don't be mad I gotta keep it juicy, right lol :) I promise there is more to tell. Is Max and Terry gonna make it. I don't know yet but would u like me to keep going. I need those sweet reviews good people :)-Libra