-1My Brother's Keeper

Paul POV

David was in bad shape his face was raw and the skin had been completely scorched off, leaving his hand bones exposed. His coat was ruined which wasn't really a big compared to his hands or face but he loved that coat. His clothes protected him from direct sunlight but they caught fire making us beat it out with our coats. He was mumbling something as he spelt. Jacey had brought us back to the cave and helped put him on Claire's bed. The others came seconds later too shocked to put anything into words. Marko peeled the clothes off his skin he had clenched his teeth as skin also ripped away. Dwayne gave him the bottle of blood to gain his strength back and he drank it all before passing out. The best thing since he needed a couple days at least to heal. The others had left to go eat and I had volunteered to stay to serve as doctor. I had known him for fifty years, the longest out of the others.

Max had changed me in New York City in 1937. I had been ruffed up by some cops and made the mistake of fighting back. They were corrupt and wanted some of my drug dealing money- a payment for using their turf. When I said I wasn't giving them shit and fought back. I was shot in the leg and one bent down to say "another mugging gone bad." They robbed me and strolled away. I tried to walk but the bullet lodged in my upper leg making it collapse under me. I slumped against the alley way, holding my leg to hinder the blood flow. A man stood in front of me and I managed to say help before I passed out. I woke with a coppery tasting liquid coming through my lips and the greediness came over me as I seized the source to swallow more until it was pulled away.

After the introduction and the explanation Max pulled out the bullet. He took me hunting and I found the two cops roughing up the competition. I had walked right up to them and they stared at me. One asked how the hell are you walking maybe I need to show-" I didn't let him finish. I yanked both of them forward, to expose my shooters neck and felt the beating of my back getting weaker and weaker until I drained him. The other was weeping as his useless fighting caused me to only make his death harder. I broke his leg first and at his point of death, I whispered as his blood fell from my mouth "another mugging gone wrong." I took the wad of cash they had collected and took in the stoned man crying in pain from his beating. I let the him run off and felt Max fall in between me "Why did you let him go?"

"Someone needs to continue the business." I smirked at Max as I lit a cigarette and took a drag. "Besides he won't remember shit."

"Come along Paul. I have someone for you to meet."

"Nice.. Some broad I hope." He only shook his head. We walked to his car three blocks over and went to the rich part of town. A mansion that I entered made me whistle "Sweet place."

"Yes. It is suitable for now." He looked almost bored but when he yelled David excitement entered his eyes. Well their goes the plans with the girl. My eyes shifted to the man on top of the stairs. He must me the Max's rich ass son. His eyes meant mine then looked at Max. "Who's he?" I sensed some disgust in his voice.

"Paul and you must be daddy's boy David." A smirk came to my lips. He came at me, wrestling me to the ground, I was shocked.

"Who's the boy now." His blue eyes shifted to yellow as his vampire face stared down at me. I flipped him off me

"Still you rich boy!"

"That's enough! You two will learn to get along. I'm going to bed and if anything in this house is broken I'll punish you accordingly." I wanted to laugh but his intimidating tone make me suppress it. When he left David eyed me still in a stance ready for me to make a move.

"Don't worry David. I don't want your daddy to spank you." My comment made him livid as he pounced, vamped out. We ended up breaking three vases, a coffee table, a window, a door, and the walls of two rooms before Max pulled us off each other. Our punishment, I thought I could ignore it but I felt pain every time I tried to go my own way over the next month. Max made us stick together, to force us to like each other. It worked but I wasn't smooth transition. The thing that made us finally accept each other as friends was the hunts we went on. Working out strategies to kill a vast amount of people at a time.

I watched him sleep, my fondness for David was past friendship, is was a brotherhood. That we had extended to Dwayne then to Marko. We were a family. Claire was still a part of our family and we would do anything to get her back.

Seduction

Claire POV

I found a black wrap with gold chains hanging from the sides and a golden top laid above it. Keeran turned away while I changed. I tied the thin golden threads in a bow behind my neck,

covering my breast with the golden fabric to attempt to tie another bow behind my back. The top exposed my everything expect for my breast as my hands were attempting the tie, he looked back. "Let me assist you." I let the threads drops to my sides as he stoked his finger down my spine to take them. He twisted me around letting his lips find mine. I swooned, grasping his back drawing him closer, I mummer as he collected me and brought me down onto the bed. Arms on each side on me he brought his face down to trail kisses down my neck. I squirmed slightly when his hand moved down my stomach. "Perfection.." I gasped as his hand came to rest on my inner thigh. He captured my lips making me gasp for breath when he pulled away. I leaned back letting him seduce me with his meandering lips and hands. I felt my skirt rise making me shiver as the material moved up my skin. "I want to claim you as my own. Do you accept Claire?"

"She can't agree to a claim when she isn't even reasonable. You put a spell on her and that makes any claiming not capable of being secured." I turned my head and saw a woman with dark hair leaning in the doorway.

"Aradia you are unwelcome to my dimension, leave us." He was almost growling his words.

"No Keeran you are in trouble with the family unit. Your mother and father want a word with you." At that Keeran cried out in a rage and yelled "No I don't want to-" He was taken anyway. I got up "Where Where.. He's I need love. I have to be his."

"Claire." I backed away when she drew closer "Look into my eyes Claire.." I tried to look away but her eyes took a hold of mine and it was like a haze was made clear. "Come we must get you-"

"I want to go home- to David. I hurt him.. I hurt him" I choked out. She helped me to my feet "Claire you can't go back.. Your going to ascend today and you can't-"

"Please I need to see him." My eyes did all the pleading and my heart felt all the pain. She took my hand "Okay I will send you to him."

Healing and Hurting

David POV

It had been 34 hours since I last saw Claire. The sun was still gone and people from all over were scared. I sensed it all the way from my bed where I had bed banned to rest as the boys took shifts to watch me. While the others hunted, one kept me company. I was sore but my hands were healed and my face was mending. I knew that the God of Dark Fate had her and that she would be lost to me. I talked to Jacey and she said that the spell to his dimension was blocked and even tried it in front of me to prove it. Dwayne had been the donor of blood each of the five times and I noticed even in my painful state that they were acting funny when they returned from her place. I reached into his mind as he confirmed that they had no secret thoughts with each other.