A/N: Previously on Lost Love, Found Love... Selene the Vampire and Violet the Werewolf run into each other and fight. In a quick move, Violet managed to best Selene, but couldn't find it in herself to kill her, so she carried the Vampire to the nearest hospice. Roughly six hours later, Selene wakes up and goes after the "unnamed" werewolf, in efforts to find out who exactly spared her life.
Shout out to DarkwolfKnight, like always! We're working on this, as well as EOTB, so just sit tight, you guys. Expect updates. ASAP. Enjoy! ~BeautifullyTragic939
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Violet sat amongst the shadows. "...and why didn't you finish her off? She could have very well been a-" spoke a silky-smooth female voice from the darkness, but Violet didn't let her finish.
"She wasn't a Darkling," Violet barked. Her tail twitched at the very sound of the word and her shoulders gave a shudder. She looked away, sighing. "She was skilled, but not enough to be of interest to them." She looked back to where the voice had come from. "I left her with Doctor Santos over at the Hospice- it's over now."
Again, the voice argued its point. "Violet," it whispered. "She could very well come after you again. She's already got your scent. I don't want to have to worry about you tonight."
Violet sighed and turned away, but relaxed more when that calming green hand rested itself on her shoulder. "Elphaba, if she comes after me for a round two, she won't walk away from it. If she provokes me again..." she trailed off. Even as a Vampire-hating Werewolf, Violet had plenty of respect and mercy deep within her for the breed of super-human that was so different, yet so similar to herself. She didn't like the idea of killing one of their kind, but if she was under attack, it would be out of self-defense, wouldn't it? She nodded, looking back to the green woman who was now clearly in the moonlight. "Don't worry about me, Fabala. I can handle myself."
Elphaba nodded in response, kneeling down and kissing the side of Violet's muzzle affectionately. "I know you can, Vi..." she whispered. Reaching up with a faint smile, she scratched the wolf behind her ear, earning content sigh from Violet.
The Werewolf smiled and looked up into Elphaba's eyes. "Please, Elphaba... go rest yourself. You know that the Gale Force is looking for you, even now."
"I needed to see you."
Violet smiled again, nuzzling Elphaba's neck. "I know. But please, go now before someone spots you and reports back to authorities. And don't worry, Elphaba... we'll find Glinda's killer... I promise you."
Elphaba blinked in response before standing up slowly. With one, final pat on Violet's head, she turned on her heel and rushed into the darkness. Violet heard her take off on her broom with a loud swoosh, and knew immediately that she was safe once more now that she was airborn.
Not long after Elphaba's departure, Violet sniffed the air, looking to finally finish what she had started earlier before she had been interrupted by that Vampire. Her tail wagged slightly as she caught the smell of a deer not to far away. She moved to take a step in the direction of the scent, when her keen ears picked up the faintest noise coming from directly behind her.
Whirling around, Violet bared her teeth, snarling. "Show yourself!" she barked. Violet's eyes widened as the brunette Vampire from earlier emerged from the shadows. "You again?!" she growled.
Selene shrugged her shoulders innocently. "Aw... and I thought you'd be happy to see me..." she muttered, just loud enough for the Werewolf to hear.
"What do you want?"
The Vampire sighed. "Truthfully, I wanted to know why you didn't finish me off like any other Werewolf would have done."
Violet smirked. "It just seemed like a waste of my time," she spat.
Selene hissed. She had tracked down the Werewolf to thank her for sparing her, but this was what she got in return? Screw the small-talk! She took a defensive step forward, baring her fangs. "Then maybe you chose wrong, pup!" she growled. "You're a disgrace to Animals all around! I'm sure even the brave Elphaba Thropp wouldn't fight for your lost cause!"
"Why do you think I care about Animals and their rights?" Violet asked. She licked her lips at the mentioning of Elphaba's name. "The only thing I'm interested in is Elphaba herself."
Selene couldn't help but agree. "That is true, although she'd be more likely to pick me over you, wolf. Everyone loves a Vampire." She thought about it, nodding to give herself a bit of reassurance. "It really is a shame what happened to the Lady Glinda, though... murdered..." She looked to the side coyly, eyes narrowing and her lips twisting up into a devious smile as she chuckled darkly.
Violet felt her fur stand on end at this and she began to snarl again. "Yes, it was very tragic... for all of us in Oz." When the Vampire's smile didn't dissipate, she began to dig her claws into the ground. "What do you want, Vampire-"
"Call me Selene."
Violet blinked at this. This creature had a name? She silently smirked at her. "Selene? There's a name I haven't heard too often. I only know of one Selene- Selene Vendetta, but everyone says that she died a while ago."
Selene tried to refrain from blurting out that Selene Vendetta was her, but she managed to keep quiet. The whole reason she had allowed everyone to think she was dead to avoid the Gale Force. She looked to the Werewolf, eyebrows raised. "So...? Aren't you going to tell me your name?"
The Werewolf at first thought to simply rush the Vampire, under the suspiscion that she was a Darkling trying to- She stopped in mid-thought. "Violet," she said. "You can call me Violet." She paused for a moment, then looked at Selene defensively. "Why is it that you know so much about Glinda and Elphaba?" she finally blurted out.
Selene smiled again, chuckling. "Let's just say that... Glinda and I knew each other a while back."
Violet's eyes widened. "You wh-what?" she stammered. If this Vampire knew Glinda, then she could possibly have knews about Glinda's killer. She decided to press the matter. "How did you know Glinda?"
Leaning against the nearest tree, Selene smirked. "You want it sugar-coated, or right between the eyes?" she asked. Violet roared at her, actually causing her to flinch. "I killed her," she said, not stuttering, not blinking, and not even showing any emotions whatsoever.
Violet stood there, frozen stiff. When she tried to speak, nothing came out. Elphaba had been right: Glinda was killed, and by a Vampire, no less.... this Vampire. Her tail twitched as her eyes suddenly narrowed. Her claws dug deeper into the ground, knowing that she needed to keep this Vampire alive for interrogation, but the longer she allowed the water to boil, the hotter she got until she burst completely. In one, swift move, Violet lunged after Selene and slammed her back against the tree.
Selene grunted loudly as her back came in contact with the hard wood behind her. "What is Oz...?" she coughed, the wind temporarily knocked out of her.
"Do you know what you've done?!" Violet roared. She reached up and pressed one of her claws against Selene's throat and pressed into it. Hard. Selene struggled against the choke hold, but the more she fought, the tighter the grip became. "Why? Why did you do that? What gave you the right?!" Violet's vision was growing red with fury, and she knew that her eyes were slowly turning black.
The brunette gasped and coughed as the pressure against her throat grew harder and harder. "It w-was to... s-save her..." she managed to squeak out.
"Since when does killing someone save them?!" Violet roared once again, this time throwing Selene as hard as she could. The Vampire flew like a rag doll and landed in the middle of the clearing nearby. Violet rushed out after her, and arrived in time to see Selene rising to her feet.
Selene hissed, clutching her throat. "I have my reasons, mutt." She stumbled back, tripping on a rock behind her, and falling onto her back. She put out a hand in front of her defensively. "Listen, V-Viola-"
"Violet!"
"...Violet..." she corrected herself. "...let me rephrase that: I had good reasons for killing her." She cocked her head to the side in thought. "Okay, that didn't come out right... C'mon, Vi... relax... She was just a girl..." Selene scooted back as Violet continued to stalk forwards slowly.
Violet's tail stuck straight up and her ears were laying flat against her head. She could hear her claws tapping roughly against the rocks beneath her and she knew that her eyes had to have been black as night, judging from the fear in Selene's eyes. Still, she slowly walked forward, giving Selene as much time as it took her to finish her approach to explain herself: that would determine if Violet killed her slowly, or very slowly. A quick death was no longer an option.
Her black eyes blinked at the mentioning of her pet name, given to her by Elphaba. "DO NOT CALL ME THAT!" she snarled. She took another thundering step, smirking as Selene flinched every time she did so. "She wasn't just a girl, Celeste-"
"Uh... it's Selene..."
"I DON'T FUCKING CARE!" Violet roared, rushing forward a bit. Selene jumped back, her head hitting a tree on the far side of the clearing- she was out of ground. "She played a serious part in a lot of people's lives, and you went and took that part away! Now, because of what you've done, Selene... Elphaba Thropp has to live in hiding because it was her that was blamed for Glinda's death."
"I d-didn't think that-"
Violet scoffed darkly- her own laugh sending a chill up her spine. "No, Selene... you didn't think." She inhaled deeply and exhaled sharply. She turned around, trying to calm herself down.
As much as she hated to do it, Selene reached into her cloak and removed her silver-plated pistol, holding it behind her back, for precautionary purposes. She sat back against the tree, hoping that she wouldn't have to use it. Violet turned back to face her, again sending chills down Selene's spine.
"Not only did you ruin Elphaba's reputation, Selene... you broke her heart as well." Violet sighed, blinking sadly. She closed her eyes, clenching her jaw as she felt that familiar darkness seeping in. Her breaths became staggered and short as she fought to keep her anger at bay, but that evil was just too strong. Her eyes shot open and Selene felt her breath hitch fearfully when she saw Violet's eyes flash again to black. "I promised Elphaba that I would find Glinda's killer... think of how happy she'll be when I tell her that you're dead."
That was the sign Selene had hoped she wouldn't see. She jumped to her feet and aimed the gun at Violet, breathing heavily. "I don't want to do this, Violet... Just back off and let me live, and I will put this away."
Unfortunately for both of them, this only pushed Violet past reasoning. Snarling, she lept forward and fully extended her claws- her teeth yearning to sink into Selene's flesh. Out of self-defense and reaction, Selene's finger squeezed the trigger. Both of them yelped as a single silver bullet lodged itself in Violet's shoulder, bringing the Werewolf to the ground in mid-jump.
Selene rushed forward instinctively and bent to check on her. "Violet, are you alright...?" she asked, the true concern showing in her eyes, but Violet was too far gone to notice it.
Violet slashed upward and cut directly across the right side of Selene's face. Selene fell back, wincing as she tasted her own blood rushing down her cheek. She placed a hand over the wound, hissing at the intense sting that was erupting from the cut that would at least leave a long, narrow scar.
As Selene once again moved to help, she felt herself flying back, away from the Werewolf as she saw a figure swoop down from the sky and land gracefully next to Violet's figure, immediately kneeling down to check on the wounded creature.
Selene's eyes widened the instant she saw those green hands emerge from the long black cloak that covered the figure's entire body. "Elphaba Thropp," she whispered.
"Violet, what is Oz happened?" Elphaba muttered, looking over Violet's wound. Her eyes narrowed as she saw the silver bullet deep in the Werewolf's flesh. Her eyes drifted behind her and they settled on Selene still standing there, awe-struck. "Who is that, Violet?" she asked.
"She's the... Vampire I t-told you about..." Violet said between gasps of pain. As her eyes continued to stay black, she took one of Elphaba's hands in her paw. "Elphaba..." she looked to Selene and locked eyes with the Vampire. "...she killed Glinda," she finished, speaking loud enough for the Vampire to hear.
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Ooh! exciting, right? i hope you guys are enjoying this so far, cuz I'm honestly having a blast writing it. so... we've now met Elphaba! but what the heck happened to Glinda? why did Selene kill her? what is Violet's involvement with the famous green girl? review and stay tuned for the next updated chapter. meanwhile, go check out "Eyes of the Beholder" over on DarkwolfKnight's profile and review that as well! see you guys in the next chapter!
~BeautifullyTragic939