Kurt had no idea how long he had been there at his window, watching the dead body of Marley. He had experienced some aweful things since living in Blaine's house but this was certainly the worst. Even after her death, Marley looked scared, and Kurt didn't want to know what could have happened to her. He had been scared of the house before but now he was absolutely terrified.

Somebody knocked on his door and Kurt screamed. He backed into the corner of his room, behind the wardrobe, afraid of whoever was standing in front of his door. He heard another knock and Cooper's frantic voice.

"Kurt, open that damn door!"

Kurt sighed in relief and leaned his head back against the wall. It was just Cooper, not some angry ghost or who knew what else that caused Marley's death. He took another deep breath to calm himself down and went to open the door.

"Finally! You scared me, kid" Cooper said. The old man was paler than usual and he was breathing heavily. He must have seen Marley, too.

"Are you alright?" Kurt asked in concern and looked towards his window again. "Marley... she..."

"I know" Cooper nodded. "We should... we should go outside."

Kurt nodded. Even if he was sure that Marley was dead, they should check on her. Maybe they could do something to save her. Hell, he should have done it minutes earlier instead of hiding in his room.

"Let's go" Kurt said and walked towards the front door.

The garden was unusually quiet and dark, there weren't even stars on the sky to give them some light. The only light was coming from the house, from a room on the first floor. Its window was broken and Kurt could see a single candle on the table.

Cooper joined him only a minute later, with a torch in his hand. He made his way towards where they had seen Marley earlier. The white material of the girl's clothes was easy to recognize between the rose bushes. The two man walked towards her, only stopping one time when they heard a low growl from outside of the gates.

"What was that?" Kurt whispered.

Cooper raised the torch and took a step towards the gate. They heard another growl and Kurt was sure that he saw a pair of red eyes in the darkness.

"It must be a wolf" Cooper said and turned back towards Marley.

Kurt stayed behind for a few seconds but he didn't hear that noise again and nothing seemed to be outside. He must have imagined things. It was a rough night for all of them.

"Oh, poor girl" Cooper sighed. He knelt down beside Marley and closed the girl's eyes. Even this way, she seemed scared of something but it was obvious that there was nothing to do to help her.

"What happened to her?" Kurt asked quietly.

There weren't any injuries on Marley's body, even her clothes were clean as if somebody had laid her down here. The only sign that something horrible had happened to her was her hair. It was white like the snow.

"It wasn't Blaine, right?" Kurt continued, horrible thoughts running through his mind. He had seen too many people from the town to know that Blaine didn't leave his victims in this state. He left several injuries and drained all blood from their bodies. And Marley's expression... he had never seen something like this.

"No" Cooper said nervously. "I've never seen something like this."

He looked up at the house, searching for answers. He had no idea how Marley had been killed – because it was sure that she hadn't died on her own – and it made him scared. Cooper had seen a lot of things in the past fifty years but it was something new. Something that made him freak out.

"Where's Blaine anyway?" Kurt asked. For some reason, having Blaine with his freaky abilities nearby seemed like a beautiful idea.

"I don't think he went out tonight" Cooper frowned. "But he should have heard the noises."

Cooper stood up and looked up at the house again. Blaine had excellent hearing, there was no way that he slept through everything. But if he hadn't... Cooper gulped nervously and started walking towards the house again.

"Where are you going?" Kurt asked.

"Blaine... I think something must have happened to him, too."

It wasn't what Kurt wanted to hear. If the thing that had killed Marley had hurt Blaine as well, nobody was safe in the house.

"I will check on him" Kurt decided. "I'm faster than you. Just... stay here and keep your eyes open."

"I will be fine, Kurt. Go" Cooper nodded.

Kurt ran back into the house and upstairs, towards Blaine's room. He forced himself to keep his eyes on the corridor and avoid everything out of order. When he passed the room from where Marley had fallen, the door creaked open and he jumped in fear. He ran faster, afraid of being attacked. He stopped in front of Blaine's room and hit the door a few times. Blaine didn't reply.

"Blaine, open the door!"

It was strange that he needed help from the person who he had been so afraid of earlier. But Marley's death changed everything and he couldn't wait to get inside Blaine's room and close to the man, close to safety.

"Blaine!" he yelled and knocked again.

The door opened but nobody came out of the room. Kurt opened it slightly wider and peeked inside. It was dark and quiet but he could see Blaine lying in his bed, facing towards the window.

"Blaine?" Kurt called quietly and stepped inside.

He walked to Blaine's bed and stopped in front of the man. Blaine was asleep and didn't seem to hear him. Kurt crouched down in front of him and shook his shoulder.

"Blaine, you have to wake up. Something horrible happened and..."

Kurt screamed as Blaine opened his black eyes and with a sudden movement, he grabbed Kurt by his shoulders and lifted him off his feet. In the next second, Kurt found himself lying on Blaine's bed with the man above him. Blaine grabbed his wrist and pressed him down onto the bed, smiling happily.

"Blaine, you have to... What are you doing?"

Blaine inhaled deeply and leaned down to kiss Kurt's neck.

"I knew you would come to me one day" Blaine whispered.

"Blaine, this is not funny. Let me go!" Kurt struggled to break free but Blaine squeezed his wrists tighter. "Stop!"

"You look so delicious..." Blaine said and kissed Kurt's neck again. The boy's scent was so overwhelming, like the sweetest honey mixed with the scent of Blain's favourite roses. He kissed Kurt a few more times and opened his mouth to bite down into the sensitive skin...

Kurt freed one hand and slapped Blaine, hard. The demon blinked in surprise and seemed to come out of his trance.

"Marley was killed. You need to come down with me. Now" Kurt said seriously. He was still upset because of Marley's death, he wasn't in the mood to play with Blaine.

"What do you mean she was killed?" Blaine asked in surprise and got up from the bed.

"Look down" Kurt pointed towards the window.

Blaine walked to the window and looked down at the garden. It was lighter now and could see Marley lying on the ground and Cooper kneeling beside her. He turned around to face Kurt with wide eyes.

"I didn't... I didn't kill her" he muttered, mostly to himself.

"We thought so" Kurt nodded. "Let's go."

Blaine followed Kurt to the door. Usually, he was a lot faster than the human but for some reason, he felt dizzy and weak. Like when he was starving. It didn't make any sense, though, he had been fine when he had gone to sleep.

"Are you alright?" Kurt asked in concern. Blaine looked aweful and he knew that it was the sign that he needed to feed.

"I'm fine" Blaine said weakly.

They walked down into the garden and Cooper sighed in relief when he saw his brother with Kurt.

"What happened here, Blaine?" Cooper asked.

Blaine stepped closer to Marley's body and looked at her in worry. Now it was clear that he hadn't done anything stupid in his sleep because Marley had no injuries and he wasn't able to kill someone like this. It had to be somebody else...

Blaine looked up at the house, searching for his parents. He kept most of the creatures outside, so they couldn't hurt the humans living with him. Only his parents were able to live inside the house and it meant they had killed Marley. Without his permission, and it made him angry. They had no right to do this.

"Blaine?" Cooper asked.

Blaine looked down at him. The man was scared and he wasn't the only one. Kurt who was usually brave and showed no sign of being afraid of anything, was terrified as well. It was understandable. They knew what Blaine was capable of but none of them expected an attack from the house.

"Let's go back inside" Blaine said. He had to find his parents and have a serious conversation with them but first he had to make sure Kurt and Cooper were safe.

"We can't leave her here, she's..."

Blaine silenced Kurt with one look and grabbed his arm. He reached out for Cooper, too, and dragged them back into the house. After a few seconds of hesitation, he decided that Kurt's room was the safest place in the house. The ghosts always stayed away from that place, so they should be fine there for a while. Blaine pushed both men inside and closed the door.

"Blaine! What're you doing?" Kurt asked from inside.

"Stay in there!" Blaine said and left.

It wasn't hard to find his parents, they were still in the room where they had killed Marley. Pamela was sitting on the edge of the table while her husband stayed at the window.

"What the hell is going on?" Blaine growled as he kicked the door open. "You had no right to do this!"

"We warned you" John said. "You could have killed her yourself but you didn't. She had to go."

"No! I'm the one who decides who lives and who dies!" Blaine said angrily.

"Blaine, sweetheart, these humans're not good for you" Pamela said.

"Why do you have to take everything from me? Even after your death, you treat me like a child!" Blaine yelled.

"We want the best for you, son" Pamela said.

"No, don't say this!" Blaine shook his head. "You hate me. You've hated me since I was a child! I wasn't like Cooper and you couldn't accept that!"

Blaine reached for the candle on the table and threw it across the room.

"What's done is done" John shrugged. "She was just a human, Blaine. Be glad we got rid of her."

Blaine turned back towards them, his eyes full of anger.

"Why do you have to ruin everything I have?" he hissed.

"Oh, come on, it's not like we hurt your precious toy" Pamela rolled her eyes.

"He's not my toy" Blaine said.

"Well, you treat him like one" John pointed out.

Blaine closed his eyes and took a deep breath. If he had been able to kill his parents again, he would have done it. They had no right to talk about Kurt like that, nobody had.

"Oh, no" Pamela sighed. "No, Blaine. I know what you're thinking but you're wrong. You're not in love with that boy."

"How do you know that?" Blaine asked quietly. He didn't even try to hide his feelings.

"Because you aren't capable of love" Paela explained. "You may feel lust and hunger but that's all. You can't love him. It's too late for you."

Blaine knew that she was right. The part of him that was capable of love had been long gone. But then... what was that strange feeling in his chest every time he thought of Kurt?

"I won't let you hurt him" he said quietly. "No matter what I have to do, I won't let you go near him. And if you try... I will find a way to get rid of you."

Suddenly, Blaine's eyes changed color and it caught his parents by surprise. For a brief second, their young son was standing in front of them, not the demon he had become decades ago. Blaine left the room right after that but the ghosts followed him outside, making sure Blaine didn't see them. They were afraid of what they had just seen. Blaine was changing and it couldn't mean any good for them.

~ o ~

Kurt didn't have any sleep that night but he wasn't the only one. He and Cooper spent the night with talking, sharing their thoughts about Marley's death. It was surprisingly easy to convince Cooper that the ghosts of his long gone parents were still in the house and they might have been capable of horrible things. But Cooper wasn't completely sure that his parents were responsible for Marley's death.

"They were horrible parents" he admitted. "But I don't think we should only blame them. Sometimes I have a feeling that something else's hidden behind these walls. Something more dangerous than my parents."

It didn't make Kurt feel any better. By the time Blaine came back, even if he seemed angry and tired, Kurt almost threw his arms around him in relief.

"What will we do now?" Kurt asked him.

"I have you some work downstairs and you should cook something. I'm starving" Blaine answered.

Kurt looked at him as if he had grown a second head.

"What?" Blaine asked.

"We lost Marley last night" Kurt explained slowly. "She's... She's still out there. We can't leave her in the middle of the garden!"

"And what do you want to do with her?" Blaine asked.

Kurt bit his lip nervously. He knew exactly what he wanted to do, what Marley deserved, but he needed Blaine's help.

"We need to bring her home" he said quietly.

"No" Blaine replied without hesitation.

"Blaine, her mother must be so worried about her. She-she needs to know what happened to her only child. That's the least you can do for her" Kurt said.

Blaine looked at him thoughtfully. Kurt's request was easy to fulfill, he could do it the next night and he would only need an hour or less time for that. He could leave Marley's body just outside of the town and go back to the house in time. But it would mean leaving Kurt and Cooper alone and risk that they would die before he could get back.

"I will think about it" Blaine said in the end.

"Thank you" Kurt said. Blaine smiled at him and for a second, his eyes changed color. Kurt's eyes widened in surprise when he saw it. Blaine's eyes took on a tint of warm honey and for that moment, he looked like a normal boy. Sadly, his eyes turned back to black almost immediately, leaving Kurt in confusion. Something strange was happening to Blaine but Kurt had a feeling that it meant something good for all of them.

~ o ~

"This is ridiculous."

Blaine rolled his eyes and continued his way towards the town. He had decided to bring Marley home as Kurt had asked him but he had had one condition: Kurt had to join him. The boy hadn't understood why Blaine wanted to bring him and leave Cooper in the house all alone but hadn't said a word at home. He had spent almost two hours with cleaning up Marley's body and had searching through the wardrobes to find something for her to wear.

When he had been ready, Blaine had taken Marley's body into his arms and they had left. Since then, Kurt kept asking him why he had taken him and left Cooper but he didn't answer him. How could he? Blaine knew the truth, that Cooper was safe from the house but he couldn't be sure that Kurt would be, too. He knew one thing: he had to keep Kurt safe because he couldn't lose him. They were connected to each other, Kurt was the only person who made Blaine feel anything but hunger, and he had to keep the boy safe, he had to kep Kurt alive because he was the one who kept Blaine alive.

Blaine didn't understand why Kurt was so important for him, what was so special in that simple boy. He hadn't felt anyhing for almost fifty year but then Kurt came into his life and gave him something he thought he had lost decades earlier. Kurt made his heart beat again, he made him able to breath, he made him feel again.

"What if something happens to Cooper while we're gone?" Kurt asked in concern.

"I told you, he will be fine" Blaine replied.

"But what if..."

They heard a growl coming from nearby and Kurt fell silent immediately. He stepped closer to Blaine and looked around in fear. Blaine smiled and closed the distance between them, pressing his shoulder to Kurt's.

"You don't have to be afraid of them" he said.

"I didn't know that there're wolves in this forest" Kurt said.

"There're a lot of things in this forest you don't know about" Blaine said quietly.

"What do you mean?" Kurt ased with wide eyes.

Blaine sighed and shook his head. It was something only he understood.

"Let's get going."

They were silent for a while. Blaine led the way and Kurt followed him closely. He didn't dare move away from Blaine, afraid of what could hide in the forest. They reached the town soon and Blaine put Marley down. Kurt stepped to the girl, fighting back his tears and moved Marley's body, so she was lying on her back and had his hands on her stomach.

"Don't touch her skin!" Blaine said and grabbed Kurt's wrist when the boy wanted to grab Marley's hand for the last time.

"Why?" Kurt frowned.

"It can be dangerous" Blaine explained. "You... You could catch something from her."

Kurt raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. He looked down at Marley again. There was nothing else he could do for her. The folks would find her the next day and bring her home, burying her as she deserved.

Kurt sighed and raised his head. They were so close to his home, he could easily run to their house and see if his father was alright. He wanted to see him so badly, he didn't even realise that he took a few steps forward, only when Blaine caught him again.

"Blaine, please" he begged quietly. "I need to see my father. Please."

Blaine considered it briefly but then shook his head. He was too hungry to go near people, he would hurt someone and he couldn't do it in Kurt's presence. The boy would be upset to see what a monster he was and he would never forgive him if Blaine hurt someone he loved.

"Let's go back" he said.

"Blaine, please, let me see my family. Please" Kurt said, unable to hold back his tears anymore. He couldn't leave without seeing his father. He was so worried about him and didn't know if he would have a chance to see him again in the future.

"No" Blaine said.

Kurt knew he had no chance to fight Blaine off but he tried anyway. He struggled in Blaine's hold and tried to free himself. He only needed a minute, to run to their house and look inside. Blaine would catch him, of course, he was a lot faster and stronger than him but Kurt would know how his family was doing.

"Enough!" Blaine growled and with one quick movement, he lifted Kurt off his feet and threw him over his shoulder. Kurt screamed and punched his back but it wasn't enough to stop Blaine. The man turned around and ran back into the forest, trying to get Kurt back to the manor and away from his family as quickly as possible. He tried to shut out Kurt's voice, he tried not to listen to his pleading or his quiet sobs.

He didn't look back, so he couldn't see the man emerging the house where Kurt had grown up. He didn't see the man run towards the spot he had seen Kurt and Blaine the last time before they disappeared in the woods again, or the mix of pain, anger and hope in his eyes when he saw Blaine take his son again.