Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:58:06 -0800 (PST) From: Dark Writer <dark_writer2003@yahoo.com> Subject: Book Two Blood War Chapter One Book Two Blood War By: Dark Writer. Copyright 2003 Disclaimer: All Characters and situations of this story are fictional. Any similarities to actual living people and actual situations is purely coincidental. All fictional characters and fictional situations portrayed in this work of fiction remains the property of Dark Writer. Permission granted to Nifty Archives for the sole purpose of posting on the Boy Bands section of the Archives. Permission may be obtained by e-mailing Dark Writer at dark_writer2003@yahoo.com Comments are welcome too. Constructive Comments and advice are welcome. Honest opinions are welcome as well. And if you want to vent all over me as long it is good natured than feel free too do that to. e-mail me at dark_writer2003@yahoo.com Book Two Blood War Chapter One His heart ached with the weight of the world. He looked over the barn and shuddered with horror. The blood was still thick on the walls and the floor. He closed his eyes and he could still hear the screams of terror and pain from the innocent people killed. The bodies had been removed long ago. Hours actually. The heavy smell of blood still hung in the air. His voice was gone from all the screaming he had done. His throat raw from the sobs he had wrenched from his body. He cried for the lost souls. He cried for the blood shed for the selfish needs of one beast. He shuddered as he felt him draw near. His acute vampire senses told him he had come alone. "Why?" he rasped out. "Why did you have to kill them?" "My kind need to survive," Vlad Dracula replied smoothly. "I will not allow your high sense of morality to starve us out!" "You don't have to starve father," Kevin Richardson sneered out. "There are other ways for us to survive. Our kind need never to kill again." "I will not live by the charity of mortal man!" Vlad screamed. "I take what I want! I feed on whomever I want to. To hell with them! I don't need their fucking charity!" "Than it is settled!" Kevin screamed back. "We wage war!" Vlad roared at Kevin and threw himself at Kevin, only Kevin was too quick for him. In a flash he was gone leaving Vlad all alone in the blood soaked barn. Vlad turned his head up as he heard Kevin's parting words. "You have killed the innocent for the last time father. Beginning tonight at sundown we will begin our offensive. We will protect the innocent in this world and at the end you will die." Vlad screamed in rage as he looked up at the rafters. Back in Florida at the compound. Ben paced the length of the room. He was so worried about Kevin. It had been hours since he had last seen him. He heard footsteps in the hall and looked out into it. He heaved a sigh of relief as he saw his lover walking down the hall. Just as he was about to throw himself into his lover's arms he stopped shocked. Kevin was dressed in black leather. Actually it wasn't really leather. It was more like a body armor. He wore a flowing black cape on his shoulders. That really didn't shock him as much as his posture did. He carried himself like a warrior. His eyes flashed a bright red and he was in full vampire mode. He didn't even try to hide it. For the first time since he met Kevin Richardson, Ben Atke, the simple artist was scared. Kevin's eyes met his for a brief moment before he walked past Ben as if he didn't even exists. The hurt raged through him like a hot knife through butter. He shuddered as he heard his lover's voice in his head. "Not now Ben," Kevin's stern voice sounded in his head. "Go and paint or something." His words hurt Ben. He was being dismissed, cast aside. Kevin was hurt and angry and he was pushing him away. Ben wasn't going to stand for that. He followed Kevin to the kitchen. Once Kevin got there he called out for a volunteer. A young volunteer walked in. Kevin laid his hand on his chest and spoke softly to him. The young volunteer nodded softly. Than with a growl Kevin pounced on him and buried his teeth in him. Ben was shocked at the savage nature that Kevin was feeding. After a few minutes Kevin dropped him to the floor. "Is he dead?" Ben asked in a shaky voice. "Not now Ben!" Kevin roared at Ben. Ben hissed and jumped in the air and landed in front of Kevin between the volunteer and Kevin. "Move aside young one!" Kevin roared again. "No!" Ben shouted at Kevin. "You're not going to kill him!" Kevin grabbed Ben and threw him over his shoulder. Ben landed against the wall knocking the wind out of him. He lay on the floor raging with hurt. Kevin had fought him! The love of his life had hurt him! "He is not killing him," Nick's voice sounded from the doorway. "He is building up our army." "I don't understand," Ben said looking up at his lover. He didn't recognize him at all. Kevin had turned into this monster. A monster that he didn't want to be around. But at the same time his heart was aching to hold Kevin in his arms and comfort him from the pain that he felt. >From Ben's point of view "I know you don't sweetie," Nick said with a tenderness that I had never heard from Nick. "But now that the war has started we need soldiers. Our soldiers come from the volunteers. Most of them have asked to be turned so they can fight the Dark clan. As the father of the clan Kevin has to turn them. We will help him. But Kevin doesn't want you to be here." "Kevin?" I asked with tears flowing down my face. "He can't hear you," Nick said as he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close. "The blood lust has overcome him. When he is done feeding he will return to normal and will be able to hear you." "Is he in pain?" I asked as I looked into my lover's eyes. I could see the intense mixture of hate, anger, hurt and sadness in his eyes. "Yes he is in pain," Nick said softly. "You should go." "I can't leave him," I whimpered as I reached for Kevin. Kevin hissed at me and snapped at me too. I sobbed as I jerked my hand away. "Leave me!" Kevin roared. I looked at Nick and he quietly nodded. I sobbed loudly as I took off running from the room. I ran up to our room and threw myself onto our bed. At some point I noticed that I wasn't the only one in the room. I looked up to see JC standing there. "So now you see just what kind of war you have gotten yourself into," JC said sadly as he sat down next to me. I don't know what possessed me to do it but I launched myself into his arms. JC wrapped his thin but strong arms around me and held me tight. I cried for so long that I guess I eventually fell asleep. When I awoke I found myself still in bed. Only now I was naked and under the covers. I also knew that I was being held. I raised my head and looked around to see Tyson laying in bed with me with his arms wrapped around me. He was laying on top of the sheets thankfully. "Hey," Tyson's voice sounded over me. "I'm scared Dad," he whimpered. "Where is Aaron?" I asked looking around. "Down stairs," Tyson said sadly. "He is with the others." "Doing what?" I asked. "Feeding and turning the volunteers," Tyson replied. I would like to say that it was a normal day for us. But it wasn't. The feeding went on for hours. Every Vampire on the compound took part in it with three exceptions. Tyson, Lance and myself. Tyson and myself stayed in my room. The sun had set and the full moon was out again. Cory who was scared to death came into our room. He was a werewolf now. With the clear sky the moon stayed in sight all night long. Cory stayed cuddled up next to Tyson. Tyson did what he could to make Cory feel better. Which basically amounted to a whole lot of cuddling. Cory and Tyson talked quietly through most of the night. Cory seemed to enjoy being petted and Tyson seemed to be comfortable doing it for his new friend. At some point Cory got restless and ran out of the room and out side. Tyson and I watched as Cory romped through the compound. He would pause every once in a while and howl at the moon. It was funny to see him chase a poor cat up a tree and Tyson insisted on coming to the poor kitty's rescue. Finally Tyson laid down to sleep. I left the window open for Cory and curled up beside Tyson and fell into a restless sleep as well. The one thought remained ever constant in my mind. What does the future hold for Kevin and me? Does he still love me? Does the Kevin that I fell in love with still exists? It was those thoughts that followed me and plagued me in my dreams this night. As I slept three people were meeting. The meeting turned out to be a comedy of sorts. Let's join them. "So you're not joining them?" JC asked Lance as they walked across the front lawn of the compound. Lance shook his head no as he laid his head on JC's shoulder. "Not into that whole feeding thing yet?" Again Lance shook his head no. "Things are changing JC," Lance sighed looking up at the full moon. "Kevin has changed. You seen him today. He is dark and well he has this real evil feeling about him now. I mean he is like this dark warrior or something." "That's because he is," JC said sadly. "Kevin is a leader of clan of Vampires. His clan has dedicated themselves to defending mortals from the Dark Clans. Vlad stepped over the line last night when he slaughtered those people in Lexington. I don't think Kevin is going to let this one slide. This time Vlad hit way to close to home. No Kevin is out for blood and it is Vlad's blood that he is after. This is war Lance." Lance sighed and nodded. It was at this point when Cory decided to make his appearance. He bounded up to them chasing a cat. "Whoa!" JC shouted as Cory stopped right in front of them. "What is that?" "That JC, is Cory," Lance smiled at the teen werewolf. "He is Tyson's and Aaron's new friend." Lance got down on his hunches and held out his hand. "Hey boy," Lance said softly. "What are you doing out tonight?" Cory cocked his head to the side and walked slowly to Lance. "Come here boy," Lance said softly. "I just want to pet you is all." Cory stuck his nose in Lance's hand and sniffed loudly. Once he was satisfied that Lance had a happy and good smell to him he licked his hand gently. Than he turned to JC and walked up to him and than stuck his nose right in JC's crotch and sniffed loudly. "Hey!" JC yelped as he tried to back away. "What is he doing?" Cory seemed content to continue checking JC out. "Make him stop!" By now JC had this terrified look on his face and Lance was laughing his head off. Finally Lance came to JC's rescue and gently but firmly pulled Cory away. "What was that all about?" JC asked looking at Cory like he was nuts or something. Cory just huffed loudly and rubbed against Lance. Cory was horny now that he had gotten a good smell of JC's package. Lance knelt down and looked into Cory's eyes. "Bad boy!" Lance scolded him. Cory cringed at Lances harsh words. By now he was coming to his senses some and suddenly realized what he had done. "JC is my boyfriend and no more sniffing his crotch." But Lance was still giggling loudly. By now poor Cory was so embarrassed that he hid his head in his paws. "Ohh it's ok boy," Lance laughed softly as he started to scratch behind Cory's ears. Soon Cory was making happy grunting noises. "Can you talk?" "Yea I can talk," Cory said in a gruff sounding voice. "It is just real hard too and sometimes I don't really know what is going on." "It must be hard being part wolf and part teenager and all," Lance said softly still petting him. "I'm so sorry," Cory said looking up at JC with his cute puppy dog eyes. "That's ok," JC said as he reached out and petted Cory's side. "I know that you sometimes go by instinct and all. But for now try to reframe yourself from smelling my goods, kay?" Cory nodded quietly. The kitty he was chasing decided to come up and try to engage Cory in another chase. Cory wanted to bound off and continue to chase him. But he also wanted to stay and get as much attention from JC and Lance as he could. By now JC was petting him as well. Even though Cory knew who he was he still enjoyed being petted by JC and Lance. The feeling of a human hand running gently over his fur was so comforting. He finally laid down on the ground and JC sat in the grass and Lance sat next to him and was soon kissing JC. JC patted his lap and Cory lay his head in JC's lap and was soon sound asleep. "So how did we end up with a teenager werewolf living with us?" JC asked sleepily as he continued to pet Cory on the top of the head. "Tyson and Aaron adopted him," Lance said as he snuggled closer to JC. "They rescued him for a group of rogue slayers." "So Cory is a stray?" JC giggled softly. "That is not nice," Lance scolded JC. "He is cute," JC said as he continued to pet him. "He is also sad and lonely too." "Yea well he sure enjoyed checking you out," Lance giggled. JC blushed as he looked down at the teen werewolf who was napping peacefully in his lap. "You should've seen your face!" By now Lance was laughing again. "I'm glad you enjoyed yourself," JC muttered. "What is going to happen to him when all the shit hits the fans?" "If I know Ben and Kevin they will protect him. They won't let anything happen to Cory," Lance said softly. "Speaking of which. Do you think we should get him home?" "Let him stay with us?" JC pleaded with Lance. "He is so peaceful right now and our place is just a little bit away. His place is across the compound. I'll call Ben and let him know." JC stood up and cradled the teen werewolf in his arms so tenderly that Lance couldn't help but smile at JC. "You are a old softy," Lance said as he kissed JC softly on the lips. Once inside of their private apartment JC called Ben on the phone and let him know that Cory was staying with them. It was about this time that the moon went behind the clouds. Cory's whimpers caught the attention of JC. He looked over at Cory and saw him trembling in pain. His heart went out to him. He knelt by him and continued to pet him as he under went the transformation back into a teenager. After he was done JC was shocked at what he saw. He saw a very shy boy with black hair and almost purple eyes. JC had to admit he was a hottie. Cory looked up shyly up at JC. "Hey," JC said with a smile. "Ben said you can stay here tonight." "Why?" Cory asked as he sat up and wrapped his arms around his bare chest. "You cold?" JC asked softly. Cory shrugged and JC realized what was wrong. Cory was shy about being around guys with out his shirt. "Don't worry Cory," JC said soothing. "You look really good with out your shirt on. You should show off your bod more." This made Cory really blush. "You're really cute when you blush." "JC," Lance scolded his boy friend. "Stop embarrassing Cory." He turned to the timid teen. "You want a shirt?" To Lances surprise Cory shook his head no. "Well if you need one let us know." Turning to JC. "I'm calling it a night. Good night lover, and Cory?" Cory looked up at Lance with his usual innocent eyes. "Leave the cat lone and no more chasing him." Cory giggled softly as he blushed a little. "It is Lance's cat and he really gets uptight if dogs chase it," JC giggled. It was at this time that cat decided to come in. "Cuddles!" Lance cooed at him as he reached down and picked up the furry animal. "My poor baby boy! Did the bad werewolf scare you?" Cuddles meowed loudly as he rubbed against Lance's face. Cuddles than looked at Cory and hissed at him. For some reason Cory was so tempted to growl at it but he reframed himself. He had embarrassed himself enough today. "You coming to bed?" Lance asked JC. "Nah," JC said as he put his arm around the slim shoulders of Cory. "Cory and I are going to stay up and talk a little more." "Ok sweetie," Lance replied kissing JC. "Good night all." JC and Cory stayed up for another hour talking. JC learned that Cory had a huge crush on him and Justin. He also had a huge crush on Kevin too. They talked about their music and when they were going to come out with something more. They talked about Cory's life and how he had gotten thrown out of the house by his dad. Than they talked about how Cory was changed. Cory was crying by the time he was done telling the tale. JC of course held him until he went to sleep. JC than picked up the teen and carried him up stairs and put him to bed in the guest room and than retired for the evening himself. It wasn't too long and Cory was up and wondering the halls again. JC could hear him walking around. He wondered how anyone could be so restless. Sighing he got out of bed and slipped on his boxers and walked out into the hall. "Cory?" he asked softly. Cory looked up at him and JC was shocked to see the sadness in his eyes. "What's wrong guy?" JC asked in his sympathetic voice. Cory shrugged his shoulders as a tear flowed down his face. "Hey," JC said smiling a soft smile. "You can tell me anything. I would really like to help you if I can. Come on, let's go into the living room and light the fireplace." JC wrapped his arm around the shy teen and led him into the living room. Picking up the remote he turned on the fireplace and sat down on the soft sofa pulling the reluctant teen down with him. Cory couldn't help but lay his head on JC's shoulders. "Now tell me what is wrong," JC prodded by kissing him lightly on the forehead. "I'm lonely," Cory whispered softly. "I want someone to love." JC's heart went out to him and he wanted to help him so bad. "So you're pretty sure you're gay?" JC asked. He was almost positive he was giving the fact that he was smelling his crotch earlier. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." "No it's cool," Cory said as he started to open up to JC. "I'm gay, well at least I think I am." "What do you mean you think you are gay?" JC asked softly. "Well I really like guys. Whenever I am around a cute guy I get all excited and stuff," Cory mumbled. JC could see the blush on his face but chose not to comment on it. "I'm so sorry what I did to you tonight." "Hey," JC laughed softly. "It's ok. I know you were not yourself tonight." "Tell me about it," Cory giggled softly. "I mean I saw you and Lance and I got all excited. I mean I was chasing that dumb cat and the next thing I knew Lance was petting me and than I had my nose in your crotch. It all happened so fast and I couldn't stop it. It was like this out of body thingy or something." "All is forgiven dude," JC laughed as he pulled the teen closer to him. "I mean look at what you are going through. Your body is going through major changes anyway. And than you become a werewolf and now you have these animal like instincts to deal with. It is not any wonder that you are all confused and stuff." Cory nodded thankful that JC was ok with it. "So you like cute guys," JC said in a whisper. Cory nodded. "Well we're just going to have to find you a cute boyfriend than." Cory's head shot up and looked at JC in fear. "Don't worry," JC giggled. "It will be fun." "What are you two doing?" a deep soft voice drifted over to them. Cory went to pull away but JC held him tight. "Why aren't you in bed Cory?" Lance sat next to JC and slid his arm around JC's waist. Cory's mind was reeling now. Here was two very hot and almost naked guys sitting next to him. "Cory and I are discussing how to find him a boyfriend," JC replied kissing Lance softly. "Have any ideas?" "As a matter of fact I do," Lance laughed softly. "I just finished feeding on a volunteer. His name is Christian and he is new here and chose not to be turned. I think he is single. I'll go get him." Again Cory got this really scared look on his face. "Don't worry Cory," Lance laughed softly. "It will be all right." "But I'm in my boxers!" Cory yelped out. JC couldn't help by laugh. "What?" Cory demanded. "I can't meet a guy in my boxers!" "Umm Cory?" JC asked raising his eye brows. "Take a look around." Cory looked at JC and at Lance and blushed again. "Yea, we're all in our boxers. And so will Christian be. So don't worry about it." By now Lance was gone and a few minutes later the door opened and a very attractive young man was pushed in. Cory's eyes popped out of his head when he saw him. This kid was so hot! He was about Cory's height and built along the same lines as Cory was. He had brown hair and green eyes. He smiled shyly at Cory. "Ummm I'll leave you two alone," JC giggled. "But but!" Cory sputtered. He was terrified to be left alone with this hot guy. "You will be fine," JC said softly kissing him on his cheek. "He is so hot!" JC whispered in his ear. Cory just blushed some more and smiled shyly at Christian Cory watched in fear as JC and Lance left him alone with this half naked hot guy. Finally the door closed leaving them alone. Cory swallowed hard and looked up at the Teen standing there. "Ummm hi," he stammered out. To his surprise Christian giggled. He was in love the second he heard his giggle. "Umm do you want to sit down?" "Thanks for asking," Christian said softly as he walked over to him and sat down next to Cory. Cory noticed that Christian was a little pale. "You ok?" Cory asked. "Yea, I'm fine," Christian replied. "Lance was just a little more hungry than normal." "He didn't hurt you?" Cory asked scrunching up his nose. "No," Christian replied. "He is always really gentle and all. It is really quite pleasurable." Christian let out this huge yawn and than blushed. "Ooops sorry," he mumbled. "It's all cool," Cory replied. "So are you ummm you know umm gay?" Again Christian giggled that cute adorable giggle and nodded. "You?" Christian asked. "I mean are you gay too?" "I'm pretty sure," Cory replied. "What do you mean you're pretty sure," Christian asked looking confused. "Either your gay or your not." "Well I'm not sure. When I'm around hot guys I get all excited," Cory mumbled. "Like now?" Christian asked with a small smirk on his face as he pointed at the tent in Cory's boxers. Cory went to cover it up only to have Christian's hand stop him. "You should never cover it up. You are to hot to go hiding your goods dude." Cory blushed some more. "And you are really cute when you blush," Christian giggled. Cory noticed that Christian's hand was resting on his crotch. "Can I see it?" Christian asked. Cory swallowed hard and nodded. Christian's hand reached into his boxers and for the first time another boy touched him. Cory let out a soft moan as Christian's hand wrapped around his erect cock. "You like that?" Christian asked softly. Cory nodded. "It is beautiful!" Christian breathed out as he looked at it. "Can I?" Cory didn't know what he was asking but soon realized when Christian's mouth descended down upon it and engulfed his cock. Cory let out a soft whimper as he realized what was happening. Christian couldn't believe what was happening. He had barely met this dude and now he was sucking him off. By the sounds that were coming from Cory he was obviously enjoying himself. Christian was no stranger to sucking cock. He loved sucking cock. To him it was a gift that he was given. A gift that was meant to be used. And he used it well. Another gift he had was making love. Christian had many lovers. The minute he saw Cory he knew those days were gone. He was meant to be with Cory. Feeling Cory's cock twitch brought him back to the mission at hand. By now the precome was pretty much flowing nonstop. Cory's cute little whimpers and moans made Christian so hot. Finally Christian was rewarded with the virgin cum from Cory. Christian was the first person ever to bring Cory to orgasm. Christian savored every second of the experience. Finally the flow stopped and Christian gently licked Cory clean. After he was done he snuggled up to Cory and laughed softly at Cory's dazed expression on his very cute face. "Wow!" Cory breathed out. "I never realized it was that great!" "Yea sex can be really great," Christian smiled. "Want to go to bed?" Cory looked up at him with the cutest puppy dog eyes he had ever seen. "What about you?" Cory asked. "What about me?" Christian asked. "Well I got to have all the fun," Cory said shyly. "I want you to feel good too." "Do you trust me?" Christian asked softly as he kissed Cory lightly on the lips. "Yea," Cory said shyly. "Let me make love to you?" Christian asked. Cory swallowed hard and nodded. Christian smiled as he took Cory's hand and led him up stairs to the guest room. >From Ben's point of view. At some point in the night I woke up to find that Tyson was no longer in my bed. I felt the warm safe comforting feeling of my lover next to me. I looked at the clock and saw that it was past four in the morning. As I woke up more fully the events of the past 24 hours came rushing back to me. I tensed up and started to get up. "Don't go," Kevin's deep sleepy voice sounded in my ear. "Please love?" I looked into his eyes and saw that my loving adorable Kevin was back. I could still see the hardness in his eyes but the blood lust was gone. He was himself again. "I love you Ben," Kevin pleaded with me. "I'm so sorry I hurt you," Kevin continued with tears flowing down his face. My heart went out to him as I gently wiped the tears from his face. Kevin moaned softly as he leaned into the touch of my hand against his face. "Why?" I asked. "Why did you push me away like that?" "Because I wanted spare you from the true nature that I am," Kevin said softly. "I'm a monster Ben. A monster that is preparing for a war that the world hasn't seen for over three hundred years. I just want to protect you from all of this." I should've been happy to hear that but I wasn't. I slid out from Kevin's grasp. My heart tugged at the look of hurt on his face. "I love you Kevin," I said softly. "But I don't think you really understand just how much I love you." "Baby--," Kevin started. "Let me finish!" I hurled at him. "I sacrificed so much for you," I whispered as tears started to form in my eyes. "I gave up everything for you! I gave up my human nature so that I could be with you. I left my old life behind and embraced this new world of immortality just so that I could stand next to you. Why won't you let me stand with you?" "Baby," Kevin said as he slid out of bed and walked towards me. "I want to protect you." "Stop treating me like some fucking fragile flower!" I shouted at him. "I'm strong Kevin! Stronger than you think I am! I love you damn it! And I want to be with you through it all!" "I'm sorry--," Kevin stammered. "Don't--," I ordered him. "Think about what I said. When you are ready to let me into your world than come get me." "Where will you be?" Kevin asked as tears flowed down his face. "On the couch!" I hurled at him as I grabbed my pillow. I could see the relief flood his face. "I'll share your bed with you when you are ready to share your life with you. All of it Kevin! Not just the parts that you think I can handle!" I slammed the door behind me as I stormed down the hall. "Hey Ben--," Nick started as I brushed by him. "Bye Ben." Once in the living room I plopped down on the sofa and huffed. I felt a wet nose and looked down to see Rex sitting on the floor. "What?" I demanded. He just nudged my hand so that it was resting on his head. Sighing I gently scratched him behind his ears. Soon he was making his cute little grunting noises. I waited to see if Kevin would come down. I was cold and lonely down here. I was used to cuddling up next to Kevin. He was always so warm and comforting. Now I was all alone petting a dog while Kevin got to hog all of the blankets. Grrrrrr! >From Kevin's point of view. A light knocking at the door startled me. "Come in!" I called out. The door opened and Nick's head popped in. "Hey Nick," I said waving him in. "So you really fucked up now," Nick said shaking his head. "What did you do this time?" "You saw it," I replied. "What happened this morning?" Nick asked. "Ben didn't like you leaving him out?" "He wanted me to let him in to my world and I didn't let him in. I didn't give him a choice Nick," I sniffled. "I just told him that he had no choice. He had to be the pure one. He had to be the innocent one. I never gave him a choice." "Keep your eye on the ball Kevin," Nick said in a dangerous tone. "You know why you are doing this." "But I didn't give him a choice," I repeated. "And don't give him that choice!" Nick shouted at me. "Dammit Kevin! This is the chance we've all been waiting for ever since this night mare started. We have a chance to take down Vlad. This is the chance for us all to be normal again. For God's sake Kevin don't give Ben a choice. Not when he is the fucking key to it! Don't you dare fuck it up!" "Don't take that tone with me young one!" I hissed at Nick. "Like it or not I should've given Ben the choice. And right now I am going to go down stairs and get my lover back up here where he belongs!" I stomped out of the room and headed down stairs. Once I was down stairs I heard swearing in the other room. Once I got closer to the living room I smiled. It was Ben. "Stupid fucking lumpy ass couch!" Ben swore at the sofa. I stiffled a giggle. "Ass hole Kevin up stairs all warm and comfy while I'm down here freezing my ass off!" Ok now I did laugh. His head jerked up with the cutest expression on his face. It made me fall in love with him all over again. "What do you want?" he said in a sassy tone of voice. "Come back to bed sweetie," I said softly. "I'm still mad at you!" Ben said with a pout. My heart melted when I saw his pout. "Are you going to let me in?" I nodded and he patted the side of the couch. I eagerly at down and wrapped my arms around him. "Now tell me everything about this stupid war." "This is the last one," I said softly. "We finally have two pure Vampires, You and Lance. And between the two of you we can finally destroy Vlad once and for all. We can all finally return to normal." "You mean we will turn mortal again?" Ben looked into my eyes. "Do you want that?" "It has been a long and hard 250 years Ben," I sighed. "I like being imortal and all but there are times that I wish I could be mortal again. What about you?" "I miss it," Ben replied. "I miss being mortal. But the thought of living for eternity with you does sound very attractive." "Yea but once the last of Vlad's clan is wiped out and we choose to be alone and vampires the rest of the slayers would come hunting for us. The mortal world just doesn't understand us. They would continue to hunt us until they killed us. Could you live with the thought of being hunted for all eternity?" "If I was with you I could do anything," Ben said. "We could go somewhere where they couldn't find us." "I know of a place," I replied. "It is far away though. And we could come back and visit all the time. It would raise to many suspicions." "Where is it?" Ben asked eagerly. "A palace in Germany," I replied. "It is a protected place. A place that is trapped in the space time ripple. Where time and space stands still. Mortals can't penetrate it." "Can we leave?" Ben asked. "Once a year," I replied. "And than it is only for three days if we stay longer than three days the portal is closed to us forever." "Let's do it," Ben pleaded with me. "Let's be imortal and live there." "Are you sure that is what you want?" I asked. He nodded. I sighed and nodded back. Ben snuggled back up to me and I braced myself for the next question. "Ben, do you want to hunt and feed like we do?" "Part of me does," Ben admitted. "But you need me pure." "The choice is yours sweetie," I reminded him. "I want to be pure," Ben said softly. "I want to destroy Vlad and I have to be pure not to do it than so be it." "Thank you sweetie," I sighed happily. "Now will you come to bed with me." "On one condition," Ben said grinning his usual naughty grin. "What is it?" I asked "Make love to me?" Ben asked. "Oh I think I can do that," I quickly agreed. I took his hand and led him up stairs and gently made love to my lover. The war was ready to start in a few days and I could still make love to my lover. Maybe everything would be all right after all.