Lore:(Mature)To fetch some clothes...

Post by **Emora Deen** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:19 pm

"No..." she said between gasps. "H...he was..." She couldn't finish it. She was so happy and felt so protected by his embrace. After a few moments she managed to get her breathing under control, no more short sobbing gasps. "Going to..."

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:45 pm

"I know," Vlad quieted her gently. "It's alright now." His arm tightened around her shoulders and his other hand stroked the back of her head as it rested on his chest. She was crying. It was so rare for her; the sound tugged at his chest. "I'm sorry," he whispered. His collar felt like it was too tight, but he didn't try to touch it. He knew it wasn't the collar; he just wasn't getting enough air. He was too relieved to care; pain was no longer something novel or impressive to him. At this moment, Tenele was. He didn't want to let go.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:53 pm

Tenele took a deep breath, as if she couldn't get air. She took several deep breaths until finally she felt that her cries had been stifled for a moment. She didn't want to move away though, because she liked his arms being around her. She felt so protected by him.

"We need to find those keys..." she said, moving her hands to dry her tears. Vlad would die if she didn't get the collar off.

She grabbed the tunic that Vlad was giving her to wear and pulled it on quickly. She sniffled slightly as she crawled off the bed and went for Sekushi's pants, digging through the pockets and then throwing a pair of keys to Vlad.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:54 pm

Vlad let her go as she went to search Sekushi for the keys. He considered following, but didn't trust his legs without the support of the bed. When she found a ring of keys and threw them to him, he caught them with one hand and began trying them on his neck. Voices were shouting in the hallway, coming closer. There were a lot of them, that was for sure. When the first key didn't work Vlad went to the second, his fingers growing numb. Finally the lock clicked and sprung open. Vlad threw the collar off and had to brace himself with both arms as his power flooded into his senses again and the wound through his chest began to slowly heal. In five minutes, he'd be good as new. The other scrapes, burns and bruises began fading almost instantly from his pale skin. He turned to Tenele, eyeing the collar on her neck. He could undo the lock, but for now the safest thing was to get out until his strength returned. Bodies were such tedious things. He walked to her without stumbling and placed his strong arm around her waist. "Time to go," he said, his voice leaking air.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:49 pm

Tenele nodded and put her hands on his chest, looking up at him with her teary green eyes. She was so ready to leave this place. She completely forgot about the collar until the last minute, her hand went to it. She was just about to warn him of what might happen when the door to the room began flooding with very angry guards. Tenele pressed closer to Vlad, still trying to recover from what almost happened. For some reason she thought ever enemy at the moment would try and do that too her.

She didn't look hurt at all except for the busted lip and the very dark bruise on the top of her head very close to the hair line where Crackers had hit her the second time.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:16 am

Vlad looked Tenele over one more time to check if she was really stable enough to teleport. Even if it was his magic, it was a strain on the body to be moved, particularly hurt. The presence of the guards cinched the deal, though. Not wasting any more time, he held Tenele tight and opened the portal, bringing both of them out into an alley nearby. The collar she had worn fell uselessly to the ground in front fo the astonished guards, who ran quickly to report this situation to their lord.

Vlad leaned into the alley wall, still holding Tenele after they'd reappeared outside. He looked her over, inspecting the bruise on her head with expert fingers. The cut on her lip was bleeding. He leaned forward, slowly, leaving her time to stop him if she chose, and ran his tongue slowly over her lip before meeting her mouth with his. It was a surprisingly chaste kiss coming from Vlad, and it wasn't clear what he meant it for. Healing, affection, concern, some kind of practical joke...if he had a reason at all, and it certainly wouldn't be surprising if he didn't.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:23 am

Tenele's eyes widened at first and slowly closed. She didn't understand why he was kissing her... Maybe he was just really glad to see her? Tenele's hands slid up his healing chest and one touched his face lightly.

She pulled away for air, taking a deep breath. Her knees wanted to buckle for some strange reason. Maybe it was because she was too releived... the adrinaline she had gone. She glanced to her wirsts, just now noticing the sting in them.

She saw the thick red ring going around them, blood dropping down her arm, disappearing under the sleeve of Vlad's tunic.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing close to him.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:32 am

Vlad paused as he smelled the distinct scent of blood, close enough that it no longer blended in with the scent of his own. He reached behind his neck, his lips leaving hers to look at her wrists as he moved them in front where he could see him. Anger flared up in him, but he kept it out of his touch. He pressed his tongue to the skin just below her thumb and traced lightly around her bleeding wrist. His movement was careful and thorough as he cleaned the wounds on her wrist before moving and doing the same for the other. It was an instinct and an effort to heal her, but it was impossible to completely ignore the erotic nature of his touch. Vlad's sexuality was potent even when he wasn't trying.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:38 am

Tenele didn't realize she wasn't breathing. She watched him, soaking in ever detail as he touched her, tasted her...

"I feel lightheaded," she breathed, leaning into him. She didn't know whether it was because of him, or something else. Her silver hair fell infront of her face, over her shoulder.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:52 am

"I have that effect on people," Vlad said quietly, a small, sly grin touching his features. He slid back against the wall to sit on the ground, leading Tenele by the hand to sit next to him. He was glad to sit anyway; his half-closed wound and the after effects of the teleport were a nuisance. "Rest. Take your time," he said, releasing her hand like an afterthought.

He looked over at Tenele silently, remembering the scalding drive he'd felt to protect her, which he still felt now liek coals after a fire. A strange feeling that he wanted to define. It felt warm, and yet somehow it drove him crazy at the same time. Could be after effects of that rape drug he'd been suckered into earlier, he thought. Although it wasn't quite a sexual feeling he had...

Post by **Emora Deen** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:57 am

Tenele sat next to him, her legs beside her as she sat in a way that leaned her against Vlad. She wanted to sit decently since she had nothing but Vlad's tunic.

She leaned her head against his shoulder, her hands wrapped around his arm. She hoped he wouldn't get annoyed by her wanting to be so close to him.

"Thank you, again..." she said softly. She really didn't know what to say about that. Just thank you.The horrible images still filled her brain. She still felt Sekushi's touch... She squeezed Vlad's arm tighter as she tried to keep from crying again."How did you get out?" she asked softly, swallowing hard.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:00 am

Vlad looked at her in his peripheral vision. "You could say I helped the right people in the wrong places," he said nonchalantly.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:05 am

Tenele sighed. That was a comment at the moment her brain was too tired to take. She didn't want to think to hard.

"Whatever you say," she said softly. Her stomach growled loudly. "Excuse me." A hand fell on her stomach. "Do you think we need to keep moving? Go to a hotel... somewhere thats not sitting on a dirty street?"

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:21 am

"As you wish, princess," Vlad smirked at Tenele's request. She could be girly when she wanted to be. He stood up, levitating her beside him as he rose. Slipping his hands calmly under her back and knees, he lowered her into his arms and began walking back toward the hotel. He didn't feel like taking another hit by porting them there directly.

They hadn't gone far before they came upon Lydia sitting against a wall, looking tired. Her eyes lit up when she saw him and tenele, though they darkened again at the wound on his chest. "What happened to your brother?" Vlad asked casually as they stopped in front of her.

"He just went for some water-...oh, here he comes," she said, nervously recalling what her brother had told her he'd done. She didn't know how this vampire and his friend would react.

Vlad looked over his shoulder to see Crackers approaching with a canteen, apparently not paying attention to what was in front of him.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:26 am

Tenele looked over Vlad's shoulder to see who her brother was. She grew so mad that she almost screamed. Tenele wiggled free of Vlad's hold, though she would much rather stay in his arms.

She stumbled, the toll of not eating and using up all her energy to try and fight Sekushi off.

"You bastard," she growled. "I'm going to kick you ass so hard you'll choke on my foot."

Crackers stepped back. "What not going to hit me again?" she asked. "Do you know what almost happened to me? Do you have any idea what Sekushi did to me!" She grabbed him and shook him.