(A/N): Hey Guys! So, I'm kind of giving you what you asked for in the reviews...kind of. Plus, resolving that cliffhanger!

Leo

I don't know how I knew, but I did- Elaine was in trouble. Perhaps it was because I had somehow managed to fall asleep in Sensory Alert, or maybe it was just intuition, but my eyes shot open and my body was upright instantly almost of its own accord. I was out the front door before my brain could even recognise what I was feeling- I think it was the smell that alerted me, honestly. I was keeping tabs on all those in our group, trying to keep track of them and make sure they were safe, what with how often they got into trouble, and I felt the terror burn its way through her veins like acid. I was already on my way there using vampire speed, but I focused harder, honing my hearing so it was sharper, and my sight converting so that I could feel, and therefore, see, the blood pumping through her veins.

"Who are you?!" I heard her cry, and I had to blink back sudden tears at the terror that was evident in her voice.

"Me?" A second voice? Who else was there? "I'm just someone who wants to settle a score, little girl." I could hear two voices, but could only see one person. Elaine was not going to like being called 'little girl'- My blood froze, and my eyes widened as I realised exactly what he- this other person, definitely male- was. I took a deep breath, scenting the air just to make sure of my hunch, and I knew I was correct when I recognised the familiar stench of a full-vampire. Elaine really was in danger- serious, serious danger.

This thought only made me speed up even more, if that was even possible at this point, and I blinked as I realised the futility of my plan. I was still a minute or two away and I stopped breathing, eyes wide with horror as I smelt the tangy sweet smell of Elaine's blood, more obvious than normal as it was spilt. My eyes narrowed, fixed in a glare now as my teeth gritted together, and I forced all thoughts of ripping his throat out with them to the back of my mind, focusing on saving Elaine first. I blew into the clearing that made up Elaine's backyard, my eyes locking onto the back of the vampire- his head only just now starting to turn towards me, preoccupied as he had been by the taste of Elaine's blood.

I gripped him around the waist with one arm, tackling to the ground before pinning him there. "What are you doing here?" I hissed quietly, too low for Elaine to hear- though I doubt she had even noticed that her attacker was gone, what with the speed I had grabbed him.

"I'm just having some fun, Leonides," A familiar voice growled back, and I knew exactly who I was dealing with.

"Leo?" Elaine asked cautiously, and I could tell she wasn't quite sure it was really me.

"Yep," I said a bit shortly, my eyes still focused on the man I had pinned as I tried not to breathe in the scent of her blood. "Jonothan."

He grimaced. "Leonides," He reiterated. "You know, the others don't like you very much." The others... he was talking about the other vampires.

"I figured," I muttered, rising to my feet as I shoved him away, and put my body between him and Elaine. She seemed to understand that it would be wise for her to stay quiet, since she didn't so much as make a peep- though I could tell that her eyes were darting between Jonothan and I. "Leave." He raised an eyebrow, the smirk dropping from his face, as he abruptly turned completely serious. "Now," I growled, and he glanced at Elaine over my shoulder before charging at the both of us. I slammed my shoulder into his chest, his own momentum sending him flying back a few feet to land flat on his back, and I felt Elaine raise an eyebrow as her eyes caught up to the movement. "And don't come back. You have qualms with me, not her." He nodded, now back on his feet, refusing to take his eyes off of me, and a few seconds later, using vampire speed, he was gone.

"Come on," I said quietly, breaking the silence that had fallen over the two of us. "You need to get cleaned up." Despite the removal of the threat she was still terrified, her hands shaking, and I placed a hand on her lower back before leading her inside, and to the closest bathroom. "We'll need to wash this," I informed her, my voice as blank as possible just like my face, not wanting to give away what I was feeling. I glanced at her lips, trying to figure it out. Had he made her drink? I hadn't heard it, but that doesn't mean anything. To become a vampire, you have to have a vampire drink from you, and then you have to drink their blood, it's a whole big sucking thing, and basically, they're just going to kill you. But either result would be bad for Elaine, and for me. "Open your mouth." She opened it without question, but after a few seconds her gaze turned confused- having realised, on a conscious level, what I had asked. I put a hand on either side of her face, keeping her head in place as I examined her mouth, dropping it and sighing a deep breath of relief as I saw no signs of vampire blood. "We'll still need to wash it." With that I tapped her chin, letting her know she could close her mouth before I reached over to retrieve the washcloth resting on the tap.

I wet it with water from their basin before dabbing at the wound on her neck gently, trying not to hurt her as much as I could, though she ending up wincing anyway. "Now who's the wuss?" She murmured, and I chuckled under my breath, trying to take in as little breath as physically possible as I did so.

"Not you. I'll need some gauze..." I trailed off, starting to search the cupboards under their sink for anything I could use to bandage her teeth-lined wound. "Aha!" I exclaimed quietly, having found the gauze, and used some scissors to cut off a square big enough to cover her newly acquired injury before securing it in place with some tape. "There, good as new," I joked, trying to break the tension, but she simply stared at me.

"Leo, I have a question, and you have to answer it honestly."

I blinked, the stared at her, swallowing thickly- nervous about what her question would be. "Okay..." I acknowledged quietly, still staring her directly in the eyes, in an attempt to try to gauge what she was going to say before she said it.

"Am I going to turn into a vampire because of this?" It reminded me of Lily's question after I'd been bitten by Remus while protecting her on the full moon last year, and was, for all intents and purposes, much the same question.

"No." Was all I said, and I could feel her eyes on me still as I dropped my head to stare at the floor. "To become a vampire, they have to drink from you, and you have to drink from them," I explained, and she nodded dumbly. "Come on, let's get you to bed," I said suddenly, pulling her to her feet as gently as possible- as if I were afraid of hurting her, which I was- as I saw her yawn widely.

"But I don't want to-" She started to struggle and I rolled my eyes before scooping her into my arms, bridal style, and carrying her to her bedroom. After depositing her in the bed and throwing the covers over her as gently as possible, I stared down at her with as much affection as I could manage- which was a lot, considering this was Elaine, and I had just- She'd been- Jonothan had- She was here, she was alive, and I was incredibly grateful.

"Sleep," I ordered softly, pointing a finger at her before exiting the room using vampire speed, and closing the door quietly, behind me.

(A/N): Yeah, one of the lines in here is a quote from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the whole way of turning into a vampire thing is from there too.

So, what did you think?

This chapter has had edits made to it on 14/2/24 - formatting, and of course, changing Jonothan calling Elaine 'girly' to him calling her 'little girl', to match the previous chapter.

I also know that Elaine (having a Hunter for a father) knows how vampires are turned, but I figure she was having a rough night, and was probably half in shock/half just panicking and overthinking things she already knew the answer to. Of course, she would also know that Jonothan could have Influenced her to forget him doing things that would lead up to her turning, so maybe she was asking because of that, and she trusts Leo to be able to tell whether she's Influenced or not.