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Dark Nights	By : MarianTheBlackadder Category: M through R > Only Lovers Left Alive Views: 4341 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Aftermath
                Dani lay entwined in Adam’s arms on the bed beneath the covers completely unconscious as they lie naked together. Their clothes long since shredded to bits, covered in scratches, puncture wounds, bites and scrapes. Dani the worse for wear between them as Adam was far stronger then she was. When they lost control, it was like they turned into ferocious wild beasts. They fought and ravaged each other almost in equal measure, extremely rough only carnal instinct driving them and dictating their actions. It went on like that for ages without stopping or even a moments rest almost three days straight.
                The door of the cell pulled back before opening as the nurse and two orderlies came in. Adam’s eyes opened for a moment seeing where the door was and how it opened before closing again as the three made their way to the bed where they lay. She looked at Adam first, taking his temperature with her scanning thermometer before she turned her attention to Dani. She took her temperature as well before she pulled the covers back and took out a syringe. She injected Dani in the thigh with some sort of purple substance before rubbing the injection site and then pulling the blanket back up over them.
                A second nurse came in carrying several pints of fresh blood that were still warm putting it on the other bed so it was available to them when they woke along with new clothing for them to wear. Then all four gathered their things and left the room as the door moved back into place and then compression sealed making it seem like there wasn’t a door at all.
                Adam opened his eyes and reached up stroking Dani’s head with his hand. They might not have been in control of themselves, but it didn’t mean they weren’t fully aware of everything that had gone on between them. He knew he had hurt her more than once but he couldn’t stop anymore then she could. Even though he felt incredibly outraged that they had been put in such a position and state of mind, he knew they had to remain patient and keep their eyes open.
                Moving to sit up he reached over to the opposite bed and grabbed the bags of blood. Eight pints meant they knew just how injured they were and they had probably watched every moment of their humiliation. He leaned down and kissed her ear before whispering gently, “Wake up darling, fresh blood.”
                She stirred slightly but she was exhausted and weak. Adam picked up one of the bags and bit into it tasting it to make certain it wasn’t contaminated with some strange drug or some other substance before he dripped a few drops on her lips. Dani’s tongue snaked out tasting the warm crimson eagerly lapping up the drops. She turned over onto her back and Adam held the bag to her lips as she drank hungrily draining the bag within seconds. Adam tossed the empty back away picking up another as Dani’s eyes opened.
                “What happened?” She said looking up at him.
                “You don’t remember?” He asked biting open another bag and tasting it.
                Dani reached up rubbing her eyes a little bit, “Of course I remember.” She sighed, “Far more than I care to.” She looked at him again and rested her hand on his chest, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry about all of this.” She said touching the wounds on his face and shoulders.
                “If you could see yourself you wouldn’t be apologizing to me so much as wanting to return every mark I left on you.” He held the open bag up to her lips, “Come on, drink.” He said wanting her wounds healed. Dani began to drink reaching up wrapping her hand around the bag. Adam reached over and opened one for himself drinking as well.
                “They gave us food?” She said finishing hers tossing the bag away. Reaching down under the covers she rubbed her thigh feeling a twinge. Adam finished his bag seeing this and pulled the cover back inspecting the spot where they had injected her with something. The blood she was eating had healed the puncture wound however there was a purple bruise like mark under the skin. “What is it?”
                “Another injection. Who the fuck knows what this one was for.” Dani sat up looking at the mark running her fingers over it feeling how tender it was. “Eat another.” He said picking up another bag of blood and opening it with his teeth and tasting it before giving it to her. She sighed and took it draining that one as well.
                “You need to eat too.” She said as his wounds hadn’t completely healed yet either. She could still see marks and bruises and they bothered her. Dani handed him a bag and he tore it open drinking as well. Before too long they drank everything that had been left for them feeling full, warm, and content their bodies fully healed except for the mark on Dani’s thigh.
                “What could it be?” He asked touching her thigh, “Why would they inject you here?”
                Dani sighed shaking her head, “Fertility treatment.” She looked up at him, “Hormones and the like. I guess you were right . . . it is what they’re trying to do. Their latest ‘experiment’ on the guinea pigs.”
                Adam reached up and smoothed her hair back over her ear, “I’m sorry Dani.” He said softly.
                “It’s not your fault.” She said looking down. “None of this is your fault. You and Eve both warned me that trying to hold on to my old life was going to get me into trouble. I didn’t listen.”
                “That doesn’t mean you deserve to be tortured like this. Be treated like some . . . brood mare.” Adam didn’t like this from the beginning. What angered him more was the fact that somehow she was pregnant, there was a fetus, and they had the gall to show it to her after having removed it. She was convinced that there was nothing there and it was a phantom pregnancy that their kind was barren and she would never be a mother. She had accepted that. But to show her that there was in fact a child that was growing inside of her was simple cruelty. There was no reason for it.
                “Why are they trying to make another one when the first one was never alive? Why do they think this is going to be any different?” She asked.
                “I don’t know.” Adam wished he had answers for her. “Zombies have the failing of not realizing that just because they can do something doesn’t mean they should.” Dani rolled over towards him and wrapped her arm around him resting her face to his chest. Adam held her against him kissing her head and stroking her hair a moment. “We should rest a bit.” He said softly, “Before the next horrible thing comes along.”
These Dreams
                Eve stood in the middle of an empty parking lot. The one that Adam had taken her to when she was here two years ago that used to be a theater and a center for performances and the like. A beautiful ceiling was all that was left above, nothing but asphalt and parking spaces below.
                She smiled and turned seeing Adam standing before her. They walked closer and wrapped their arms around each other embracing tight. “Oh darling, I had hoped this would work.” Adam buried his head in her shoulder holding her tighter lifting her from the ground a moment before setting her back to her feet. “What can you tell me darling?”
                Adam looked at her, “We’re in a room with no windows and one would think no doors. But I saw it when they thought we were both asleep. It has a pressure seal from the outside. We’re watched continuously and experimented on constantly.”
                Eve could see he was incredibly upset and frustrated and reached up cupping his face in her hand, “You and Dani are together at least? In the same room? That will make it easier to find you and free you.” Adam didn’t answer his eyes lowered, “What is it darling?” She said.
                “They put us together so they could . . . .” He couldn’t even bring himself to say it. It was simply too horrible to think about. Eve waited knowing he had more to say. Adam’s eyes turned towards her, “She was pregnant Eve.” He stated. “It was a real child. When they couldn’t make its heart beat or to move to their satisfaction they ripped it from her, put it in a jar, and showed it to us.” He said feeling sick to his stomach. “Showed it to her.”
                She closed her eyes and rested her forehead to his. She had known that both he and Dani were hurting, but didn’t know what the cause of it was until now. “Several days ago I felt pain, frustration, confusion. What were they doing to you?”
                “They stole our senses.” Adam said, “And the following carnage that occurred . . .the pain that you felt . . . we inflicted on each other.” There was a knot in his throat and he clinched his jaw. “They turned us into mindless animals.”
                Eve was half in tears feeling how upset he was, and knowing that Dani was perhaps in even worse shape. But Eve’s bond with Dani wasn’t nearly as strong as it was with Adam. She couldn’t contact her in this way. “We will get you out, Adam.” Eve promised, “We know where you are, we know who is there, we just . . . need help. I’ve contacted Marlowe and thankfully he is sending some help. They are our kind, and can be trusted. Just a few more days darling, a week at the most.”
                “It might already be to late Eve.” He said looking into her eyes. “The last time it happened was an accident, what we considered to be a complete fluke because it couldn’t happen. This time? This time they are filling her with drug after drug, manipulating us to bend to their will and what they want. She could be pregnant again.”
                Eve shook her head at a loss to hear it said again, “Darling, I just don’t . . . understand how this is possible. It isn’t possible, it just isn’t.”
                “I know my love, but I saw it. With my own eyes I saw it.” He shook his head.
                They embraced again even tighter. Eve understood many things now. The pain and confusion she was feeling both Dani and Adam were sharing together.”We are going to bring you home soon, you’ll be free.” She reassured him.
                Adam kissed her before they hugged each other even tighter not wanting to let go.
Separated
                Adam reached out for Dani only to find that he was lying alone. He opened his eyes and sat up looking around realizing he was back in the old cell he was originally in with the glass wall. His eyes went wide as he got up and went to the window not seeing anyone and worst of all, not seeing Dani. “DANI!!!” He roared not knowing if she could hear him. He smacked his hands hard against the window, “DANI!!!” he called again.
                “Step away from the glass.” A loud voice said filling the room.
                This was ridiculous. Adam turned slamming his fists into the glass once and then again causing a crack to appear and split. He started to hit it again only to have a loud piercing noise fill the cell. Adam’s hands covered his ears falling to his knees. Thigh high pitch was extremely painful, and before too long he fell to the floor unconscious. Once he was down, the noise disappeared. Dani had warned him that they would punish them if they didn’t stay back from the window which was obviously the weak point of the cell.
                Dani was being kept unconscious. It seemed they could work on her easier that way and not have to worry about cooperation. Between them, Adam had been the more cooperative of the two, but now they were separated again it was unlikely that would remain the case.
                “It’s been 72 hours since she’s been fed. Healing has been slowed way down. We can begin now.” The nurse reported to the doctor.
                “Good. Once the surgery is complete we’ll need to feed her well to encourage healing.” He smirked, “What human patients wouldn’t give to have such healing capabilities after surgery instead of 3 months recovery. Just a small glass of blood does it all.” Shaking his head he pulled on his gloves, “Let’s get started before she wakes.”
                “Yes sir.” The nurse said feeling a bit reluctant to assist but she didn’t have much choice.
Complications
                “I don’t know where she is. They separated us 5 days ago, Eve.” Adam explained standing in the barren parking lot while they slept. “I can’t even be certain she’s still in the same facility.”
                “She must be. We’ve been watching and they haven’t moved anything or anyone from the compound. Have you had no contact with her? Even while you sleep like we do?” She questioned.
                “Nothing. I can’t even sense her.” He sighed in frustration, “These zombies have pharmaceuticals that actually work on us. Human drugs have little or no affect on vampires, but these monstrous people. They know far too much about our kind. The sort of knowledge it takes centuries to acquire.”
                “I know. From what we’ve been able to find out, this is an institution that’s been in operation over two hundred years. You and Dani aren’t the first they’ve abducted. Countless vampires have fallen victim to their ‘science’. You’ll never guess who originally funded their ‘research’.” Eve said.
                “The church, yes?” Eve gave a nod and Adam rolled his eyes. “The largest collection of hypocrites ever to stride the skin of the Earth. Bastards.”
                “They obviously aren’t dictating their actions now, otherwise they would have considered Dani and her. . . unique ability something that needed to be destroyed immediately before it spread. As though pregnancy was a disease.” She explained. “Adam you have to try to contact her again. We need some idea where she is because the window of opportunity we will have to get you both out safely will be narrow at best. We’ll only have one chance because they won’t be expecting us. After that, they could move everything or destroy it all.”
                “I am trying Eve. Every time I close my eyes I reach out for her, but there is nothing to grab on to. They have to be keeping her unconscious for some reason. Probably because she’s less trouble that way. Have you had any luck?” He questioned.
                “None. But my bond with her isn’t nearly as strong as yours my love.” Adam sighed and gave a nod. Eve looked at him for a moment, “She’s still alive Adam.” She could almost see the thought written on his face. “If she wasn’t, we would both know it.” She wrapped her arms around him and embraced him tightly. “We’re ready. As soon as you give us the word, we’ll move and bring you both home.”
                Adam closed his eyes embracing her tighter against him wishing that he was holding her for real. She could always make the most dire situation right again just by being close.
Experimental
                Dani woke feeling groggy and sore all over and sat up slowly. She winced feeling a pain in her abdomen and pulled up her shirt looking at the source. She could hardly breathe seeing the square shape just under her skin about the size of a cigarette pack. She touched it and jumped finding it painful and tender. “What the hell?”
                “Dani.” She looked up seeing Adam on the opposite side of the glass wall in his own cell. Taking a breath she moved to stand up feeling very sore and moved carefully. She moved over to the glass looking around.
                “They put us in different rooms again.” She said with a sigh.
                “It’s been almost 9 days since they took you away from me.” He said.
                “9 days?” She said in shock, “But . . . we fell asleep only last night . . . .”
                “They’ve kept you out. I have no idea what they did to you or why.” Dani reached down and pulled up her shirt showing him the shape she’d found. Adam frowned looking at it, “What the fuck is that?”
                “I don’t know, but it hurts. It really . . . really hurts.” She said hardly able to breathe without experiencing pain. “Adam, why are we separated again? I thought as long as we behaved . . .”
                “It’s probably another fucking experiment.” He said placing his hand on the glass. Dani swallowed the lump in her throat and reached up placing her hand opposite his but they couldn’t touch. At least 3 inches of glass kept them apart. “It won’t be much longer darling.” He whispered. “Try to hold on.”
                “I won’t be able to go home again. Will I?” She said softly.
                Adam knew that when she realized it, it was probably going to be harder for her to accept than anything else. Slowly he shook his head no. “We’ll probably have to go away for a while.” Dani closed her eyes as her head dropped. “It’s alright Dani. You’re resourceful and clever . . . we’ll find somewhere to go and you can do what it is that makes you happy again.”
                “So I can get us caught again?” She said looking up at him with tears in her eyes, “You wouldn’t be here now if it wasn’t for me. They wouldn’t be experimenting on you if it wasn’t for me.”
                “For Christ’s sake Dani, they haven’t done anything to me except take away my freedom. All the real travesties have been done to you.” He said motioning towards her abdomen.
                “Oh yeah and I suppose that making us into sex crazed animals for some pervert to get his jolly’s off was just a fun experience.” She said shaking her head.
                “Well,” Adam said, “I can’t say that the exhibitionist part was very desirable, but . . . you have to admit . . . it was fun.” Dani smiled and laughed a little and Adam smiled slightly glad he could make her laugh. “Don’t worry. Once we’re out of here, we can put all of this behind us.” His eyes moved down to her abdomen again where his real concern was.
                “What is it?” Dani asked looking at him.
                Adam hesitated for a moment, “You know if we’re separated now . . . it means that their purpose for putting us together in the first place to steal our senses and drive us to make love has been fulfilled.”
                Dani thought a moment before closing her eyes and giving a nod. “That hysterectomy isn’t sounding like such a horrid idea anymore is it.”
                “That device they have sewn into you probably has something to do with it.” Adam pointed out.
                She ran her fingertips over it again, “its bigger then a pace maker. Internal pacemakers are smaller and not so close to the surface.” She looked up at him, “I honestly have no idea what this is. It’s very impractical.”
                “How much pain are you in?” He questioned.
                “I’ll live.” She said softly. “It . . . it hurts but I’ll live.” She said pulling her shirt down embarrassed. “Have they said anything to you? About what happens next?”
                “I can’t say what their plans are for me, but I think it’s obvious what their intentions are for you.” He said in an annoyed tone.
                “Incubator.” She said having already guessed it as well. Closing her eyes she covered her face with her hand, “Oh God, Adam what if this whole thing really works?” She looked up at him, “I suck at being a Vampire, how am I supposed to be a mom on top of that? It’s not like there are books or websites with instructions and tips for raising your ‘vampire child’.”
                “Honestly? I don’t have a clue darling.” Adam had been considering that question as well. “You don’t have to be if you don’t want to be.”
                “But it’s different now. Before it was just a phantom pregnancy that was sending false signals to my body making me sick. Now . . . now it’s a different story. It’s a life . . . or an unlife, or whatever.” She leaned her head against the glass closing her eyes. “God, it hurts my head to think about.” She said feeling a little dizzy. Adam frowned seeing the growing distress she was in.
                “Dani, what is it? What’s wrong?” He questioned.
                “Just . . . a little light headed.” She sat down on the floor next to the glass taking a deep breath. Adam kneeled down beside her putting his hands against the glass wishing he could reach out and touch her but it was impossible. “They know much more than they’ve shared with us. About vampires, about this.” She said putting her hand over her abdomen. “If I could just get access to one of their computers I could . . .”
                “What?” Adam said, “Dani we can’t even get access to the outside of these fucking fishbowls. They don’t even talk to us directly unless we break one of their fucking rules or they are ordering us to do something.” He knew she was curious and anxious to learn but she had to be realistic.
                “They’ve had us here for almost a month doing nonstop tests and collecting volumes of data. With specialized equipment and specialized drugs. For Vampires. You’ve been around for centuries, but I’m new to this. Not just to being a vampire but I’m some kind of mutant . . . thing that can apparently have offspring. I need to know what they know or just throw in the towel all together and watch the sunrise.” She said in frustration.
                There was a dark look in Adam’s eyes hardly able to comprehend what she had just said. “Don’t even fucking joke about that Dani. We’ll figure this all out.”
                Just then they found themselves no longer alone as the doctor and the nurse who had been researching them appeared outside the cells. “Oh good, our happy couple is awake.”
                “What the fuck have you done to her?” Adam demanded. “How does causing her such pain enlighten you assholes?”
                “Shows us that she can feel pain for one.” The Doctor said taking the clip board from the nurse who was looking away as though she was too ashamed to look up at the two prisoners. “I do apologize for that Miss Dani but it is necessary.” He said making a few notes on her chart.
                “I suppose asking you for something to help with the pain is pointless.” Dani said softly leaning her head against the wall.
                “Since you are the first breeder we’ve ever come across we wouldn’t want to risk giving you something that could have an adverse affect on the fetus.” He answered coldly.
                Dani narrowed her eyes when he called her a ‘breeder’ like she was some kind of farm animal. “Why have we been separated like this? We’ve cooperated with you and done everything you’ve asked of us. Why are we being punished?”
                The Doctor paused, “Punished?” He said, “You were separated for your own safety Miss Dani.” Dani furrowed her brow not understanding that in the least bit. “We don’t know how male vampires react to their mates when they’re impregnated. If he sensed something was different or off about you, he could very well rip you to shreds.”
                “You condescending, arrogant, self righteous, prick.” Dani hissed surprising even Adam. “We aren’t animals you idiot, we’re capable of independent thought and intelligence even more so then you are apparently.”
                “Oh? How so?” The doctor said baiting her.
                Dani’s eyes started to glow as her anger was growing by the moment. “I was apparently pregnant before you kidnapped me and wasn’t ‘ripped to shreds’ then. It’s a poor excuse and you’re going to have to come up with a better one.”
                “Dani.” Adam said in a low voice not wanting her to get more upset or allow herself to lose her temper. It would not help them get free and make a rescue attempt much more difficult.
                The Doctor smirked, “I know you are intelligent. Vampires are a very intelligent species. Which means I also know that neither of you are sitting idly and probably thinking up endless ways of escaping and plotting against us. You had to be put together for a while in order to recreate the condition you were brought in with.” He said motioning towards her belly. “But now that purpose has been served, there is no reason for you to remain together. So now we’re allowing you to remain close, but its best you are kept separate.”
                “And who is to care for her now? You?” Adam raised his voice, “She’s ill, in pain and you are ignoring it!”
                “We’re monitoring her vitals. If she’s in any real distress then we’ll give her aid.” The doctor said. “Now, I am here to impress upon the pair of you the nature of your stay here. I realize that you are both very independent except where each other are concerned. The reason the two of you have been put in these cells is so that you can see each other. See what happens to the other when one of you breaks rules or are uncooperative.”
                Dani frowned looking at him. “Is this some kind of new sick experiment?”
                “Not at all. Just a warning. Now that you have been warned, you won’t be surprised at what follows should either of you decide to rebel. As long as you behave, Adam will be left unharmed. And as long as you behave Adam, Dani will be left unharmed.” He explained.
                “Well isn’t that just fucking intelligent. You’re going to hurt her just to punish me despite the fact she’s with child? I would think you would realize just how stupid that is.” Adam said in annoyance. “And she’s already in pain damnit!” he repeated yet again.
                “She could be in a lot more.” The Doctor warned. Adam quieted and clinched his jaw. Now his goal wasn’t just escaping so much as also riding the universe of this man’s idiocy. “I’ll remind you again, this is the only warning the two of you will get.” Then he turned and walked away from the cells. The nurse hesitated a moment and looked up at Adam. It seemed she disagreed with a lot of what was going on, and it was getting worse as each new ‘experiment’ came up. Adam narrowed his eyes at her before turning his attention back to Dani who was looking even paler than usual. The nurse looked away before turning and hurrying to catch up to the doctor.
Great Escapes
                At last it seemed like everything was ready and Adam contacted Eve to give her the word to move. The following night, the compound found itself having electricity issues. Within a matter of minutes, and electricity surge sent the power down all over the base tripping the locking mechanisms on the cells.
                The zombies might have had trouble seeing in the dark, but Vampires did not. Adam quickly slipped from his cell and into Dani’s. They finally relented filling her with pain killers that knocked her out. He picked her up in his arms holding her close a moment just glad to be able to touch her again before quickly making his way from the cells and down the long corridor.
                Eve, Jeremy, and four others that were sent by Marlowe invaded the base with several different tasks and separate goals. It wasn’t just to liberate Adam and Dani, but they had to make certain that these people wouldn’t come after them again.
                In all the raid took 38 minutes. When all 8 of the small band were cleared, charges that had been strategically placed and set went off. Within moments what had been a secret underground base was now a dark hollowed out creator with no signs that life had ever inhabited it.
                Driving away from the smoldering wreckage, Adam lay Dani down carefully on a blanket on the floor in the back of the van before hugging Eve tightly, thankful she was in his arms again. Jeremy kneeled down beside Dani checking her vitals and opening each one of her eyes to see if there was any response. He frowned seeing that she was deep in a drug induced state and there would be no waking her for some time.
                “She’s alright for now.” Adam said to Jeremy. “Better then she was when they put her down.”
                “What do you mean?” Jeremy asked.
                “She’s been in a lot of pain. It was becoming too much for her to bear.” Adam said looking to Eve who was in his arms.
                “We’ll take care of her.” Eve reassured them both, “As soon as we’re safe. We’ll do everything we can to help her.”
Safe House
                Eve handed Adam a glass of blood to eat and kissed his cheek before wrapping her arm around him and sitting on his lap. Adam kissed her hand before wrapping his arm around her as well. They stayed close to Dani who was laid out on a bed as Jeremy worked.
                “How much were you able to get from the facility?” Adam asked.
                “Quite a bit. Enough that it’s going to take some time to sort through.” Jeremy said continuing to punch in codes. “I need Dani’s help with it, she’ll understand more of this stuff then I do.” Eve smoothed her hand over Adam’s hair thankful to have him home and safe again. “This is so weird.”
                “What is?” Eve asked.
                “There’s some kind of weird signal that’s causing interference. It’s coming from Dani.” He said looking over at her.
                Eve stood as Adam got up and walked over to the bed. He pulled her shirt up revealing the strange square underneath her shirt. “I imagine this is what’s doing it.”
                Both Jeremy and Eve got closer starring at it wide eyed. “What is it?” Eve asked reaching up and touching the shape causing Dani to wince. Adam quickly caught her hand gently moving it away.
                “It’s very tender, it’s sewn into the muscle. Even lying still causes her pain.” Adam said. “We don’t know what it is, she couldn’t figure it out.”
                Jeremy reached for the laptop and started punching in a few things while Eve and Adam continued to inspect the strange device. “This is beyond cruel. What possible purpose could this serve?” Eve asked.
                “We were lab rats. Cruel was standard in our treatment and they thought nothing of it.” Adam said.
                “She’s not the only one it’s hooked into.” Jeremy said catching their attention. He turned the laptop screen towards them showing them the various readings come from the device. It showed Dani’s readings and vitals, and it showed the progress and vitals of the fetus. Not to mention an internal camera showing the fetus itself.
                “Christ.” Adam said.
                “It’s actually hooked into the child?” Eve said in astonishment. “How on earth did they do that?”
                “Umm. That’s not the strangest thing.” Jeremy said. Eve and Adam looked at him, “This says its two and a half weeks along. That can’t be right.”
                “It’s right.” Adam said seriously. “Can’t be more then 2 and a half weeks.”
                Jeremy shook his head, “That isn’t possible. That is not a two week fetus. That is a 2 month fetus. Look how far it’s developed.” He said pointing out several features that wouldn’t be seen if it were that early. “Hands, feet, toes . . .”
                “That’s what Dani said about the other one.” Adam said, “She said it was much further along than it should have been counting from the time her headaches began.”
                Jeremy leaned closer to the screen, “What the hell? Are those . . . what are those?” He said zooming in on it.
                “Fangs.” Eve breathed wide eyed. Suddenly the image on the screen twitched and all three observers jumped back slightly. “And it’s alive.” Eve said in astonishment.
                “That’s why she’s in so much pain. It’s developing and growing so fast it puts more pressure against that thing, her body doesn’t have time to adjust to the changes. It’s just going to get more and more painful.” Jeremy said. “Jesus, this thing can also send electrical charges into it. Like a pacemaker would for a heart patient.”
                Adam sighed, “That’s what they tried to do to the other one. They basically electrocuted Dani over and over trying to get its heart to start. Apparently they wanted a direct line this time. Fucking unbelievable.” Adam said in disgust. “Well we’ve got to get this shit out her.”
                “How?” Jeremy said looking at him. “I’m not a surgeon and having a procedure done on her is how she was found and captured last time. Can’t just rip it out of them, it could kill one or both.”
                “Dani’s my only concern.” Adam said seriously.
                “Don’t let her hear you say that, she’s been anti-abortion since we were 5.” Jeremy pointed out.
                “This isn’t the same thing. She’s been experimented on and interfered with like a fucking lab rat, and this wasn’t done with her best interest in mind!” Adam growled. “The other one didn’t need any of this garbage and was carrying on just fine on its own even though we were unaware of its existence.”
                “Adam.” Eve said taking his hand. “We’ll find a way to help her. To help them.” Adam looked at her wide eyed. “And we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Alright?” She said knowing the prospect of being a parent in itself was terrifying. She looked at Jeremy, “In the meantime, what can be done to help her? Did you find out what sort of medication they were treating her with?”
                “I have a whole list of things they’ve treated her with. I recognize some of them but others are designer drugs.” Jeremy answered.
                “What does that mean?” Adam asked.
                “It means they were specifically designed and engineered for Vampires. I’m trying to pull up the files that say what’s in them.” He shook his head, “You know that if that institute is as old as we think, that probably wasn’t the only facility. Thanks to our technological age, they probably still have all the readings and tests they took of you guys on file.”
                “That’s why we’re going to disappear for a while once we get this all sorted.” Eve said.
                Dani groaned and whimpered her hands clutching to her belly. “Fuck, she’s waking up.” Adam said reaching up and feeling her chest. “Damnit.” He cursed quickly getting up from the bed and disappearing for a moment then coming back with several bags of blood.
                “What is that supposed to do?” Jeremy asked.
                “It’s all we’ve got to combat the pain.” Eve said, “If she drinks, she’ll heal much faster. The pulls and tears in her muscles around the device will heal and they won’t hurt.” Dani winced and cried out. Her hand reached for the device and Adam immediately caught it. Her claws had grown long and razor sharp. Eve and Jeremy looked at Adam.
                “That’s the other reason they put her out.” Adam said holding her wrist tight. “She unconsciously started tearing at her own body trying to rip it out herself.”
                “I’ll find something to restrain her with.” Eve said getting up and disappearing from the room. Adam instantly caught Dani’s other arm and pinned them down against the mattress.
                “You must know someone with medical training who worships money more than morality.” Adam said looking at Jeremy. “I doubt that you two went to a medical school full of nothing but saints.”
                “Taking her to a back alley clinic isn’t any better than taking her to a butcher.” Jeremy said. “Like it was the damn dark ages.”
                “Except she heals much faster than zombies do. I don’t like it any more then you do, but that thing has got to come out of her. Now.” Adam said. “We don’t have the medical training, and you don’t have the right medical training to help her. There’s not much of a fucking choice here. At two weeks she’s already in such severe pain she’s trying to rip herself apart in her sleep.”
                Jeremy bit his lip before looking back at the laptop with a sigh. He did know a few people that would most likely be more than happy to help for a price.
Recovery
                Dani’s eyes opened slowly sliding from left to right. Adam leaned closer seeing her starting to stir. “Eve!” He called out. Within seconds Eve hurried in seeing that Dani was waking and they sat beside her on either side of the bed.
                Dani took a breath closing her eyes for another moment before opening them again. “Last time I woke up to this view, I was a vampire. What am I this time?” She whispered her throat dry.
                “You’re safe.” Eve said with a smile reaching up and swiping the hair back from her face. “You’re home with us.”
                “Those people?” Dani asked.
                “Dead and buried.” Adam said taking her hand. “They won’t hurt you anymore.”
                The young woman gave a nod still a bit tired. Eve knew that she and Adam needed to talk. “I’m sure you’re hungry. I’m going to go warm up some blood.” She said leaning down and kissing Dani’s head. “Rest for now darling. You’ve been through a lot.” She smiled softly before leaving the room.
                Her eyes closed again for a moment before opening and shifting towards Adam. “What’s happened?” She asked.
                Adam was quiet for a moment before answering, “We had the device they put inside you removed.” He said simply. “The pain you experienced that it was causing you was only going to get worse. It had to go.”
                “Everything?” She asked softly.
                He gave a slight nod, “Most of it.” He admitted.
                Dani sighed, “You should have just had them take it all out so it doesn’t happen again.”
                “Eve had a point.” Adam began. “This could very well be the next step in vampire evolution. You’re basically the link. The one who got over the evolutionary hump so to speak. You’re still young, and you might not want children now, but you may someday. You have the choice and ability to have them where others of our kind do not.”
                “You have the ability too.” Dani pointed out.
                “Only with you.” He said plainly. “It doesn’t work with anyone else. Not with Eve, not with zombie women . . . just you.”
                Dani was quiet for a moment, “I don’t want to be a link, Adam. I don’t want to be that unique.” She said trying to be honest. “I’m still not used to . . . the new me. How could I possibly care for and teach someone else?” She asked softly.
                “I have a feeling all potential parents have the same thoughts. Not being worthy or capable of being a parent.” He replied.
                She starred at him for several moments. “Adam, do you want children?” She asked outright.
                He was quiet, “Not at the moment. But . . . that could change a few decades or centuries down the line. You know, sort of a new adventure to distract from the zombies destroying the world from the inside out.”
                “You don’t want me to get a hysterectomy then.” She questioned.
                “I think options that wouldn’t otherwise be available to us should be left open.” Adam responded. Dani half smiled as she looked at him. “What?”
                “How long did it take Eve to talk you down to this level?” She knew that he was just as shocked at the prospect of being a parent as she was. “Because that isn’t what you would have said when we were being held prisoner.”
                He smirked slightly, “We have an entire eternity to change our minds about it. But not if we simply end any possibility of it all together.” Dani smiled a little and started to sit up. Adam instantly helped her pushing pillows behind her back.
                “I’m okay.” She said a bit embarrassed as he had been waiting on her hand and foot since they were put together in the same cell. Dani looked around the room. “Where are we? Are we still in Detroit?”
                “No. Somewhat south of that.” He admitted. “West Virginia.”
                “What?!” She exclaimed. “Why are we in the middle of red neck central?”
                “We aren’t staying here. You were in no condition to fly anywhere, and the . . . ‘doctor’ for lack of a better term we had to take you too was in Ohio.” He answered.
                “Oh God.” Dani said closing her eyes, “Roderick? Christ, you took me to Roderick?”
                Adam smirked, “Jeremy said you would remember him.”
                “Yeah I remember him.” She pulled the covers back looking at herself, “Did he at least wash his hands first? He didn’t leave his watch or something in me did he?” She said running her fingers over her abdomen finding it smooth.
                “You were never out of mine or Eve’s sight and Jeremy assisted. He passed out twice, but he still assisted.”
                “He’s a technician, not a nurse.” Dani shook her head and covered her eyes with a sigh. “What did it cost you?”
                “Surprisingly, far less then I would have offered. Fathoms less then I would have paid.” Adam said. “He must have been hard up for cash.”
                “Always.” Dani turned putting her feet over the side of the bed desperately wanting to stand up and walk around but Adam stopped her.
                “Eat first.” He said seriously, “You’re body has been through a war and a half.” Dani closed her eyes and nodded not going to argue with him. “Now that you’re well enough, we’ll be leaving for Tangier tomorrow night. Eve has already booked our flight.”
                “For how long?” She asked.
                “Dani, it’s not safe for us here. We couldn’t stay even if we wanted to.” Adam said.
                “What about Jeremy? I can’t just abandon him here and leave him holding the bag . . .” She said in disbelief.
                “Jeremy isn’t connected to you in any other way then a co-worker. He’s perfectly safe, and he’s a zombie. There is no reason for them to go after him. They don’t know he was involved with our escape. And, he’s agreed to keep his ear to the ground and let us know if he hears anything.” Adam explained.
                Dani covered her face with her hands shaking her head. This was a nightmare. “What about the network for our blood supply? If I’m not here . . . where are we going to get food Adam?”
                “Dani, calm down.” He said reaching out and taking her hand. “Eve has connections in Tangier, we’ll be fine.” She looked at him with tears in her eyes. She’d built a life and a home in Detroit, she had friends there, she knew her way around and felt like she had a firm hold on things. Now? Now it felt like the world was pulled from underneath her and she was falling. Adam sighed and moved closer on the bed next to her wrapping his arms around her and holding her against him. “I know darling.” He and Eve had been anticipating that this was going to upset her. “I know.”
Traveling
                On the plane, Adam and Eve sat together and slept leaning against one another. Dani’s seat was on the other side of the plane. They were traveling first class so it was comfortable, but Dani couldn’t sleep. Her mind was running over everything that had happened over the last four years. From the first time she met Adam, to working for him, to being attacked, to being turned, to adjusting to her new life. She remembered William who had been a dangerous unbalanced person that had done such horrible things and would have done them to Dani if he hadn’t been stopped. She knew her morals and beliefs had shifted somewhat since she was made a vampire. It hadn’t been that long, but she almost couldn’t remember what it felt like to be human. The furthest she’d ever been out of the country was Canada, and a mission trip to Mexico when she was in jr. high. Now? She was traveling much further than she ever had before. She knew nothing about this place other then what she looked up and read about on the internet, and what Eve and Adam had told her. She didn’t speak the language, how was she going to get along there? She’d messed things up so badly when she was still living at home in Detroit. She got herself captured, which in turn got Adam captured, and put Jeremy and Eve in danger. She was pregnant. Twice. Which was something that wasn’t sinking in at all. She’d never thought of being a mother before, and the understanding was that as a vampire it was never a question that was going to come up was something of a comfort.
                Dani leaned her head back against the seat looking up at the ceiling. What was going to happen now? She’d worked hard in school to get exceptional grades; she managed to get a scholarship for her schooling and being trained as a phlebotomist. For what? She couldn’t use it now. She didn’t study blood, she drank it. She had to otherwise she would wither away. She’d dreamt of maybe finding new treatments or cures for blood diseases. But even if she continued studying and found such things, she couldn’t share it. It was especially true now that she was now on some organizations radar as a ‘unique’ vampire that could be ‘bred’ and the holy grail of their endeavors.
                Her mind continued to wonder and she thought of her sister, and finding her in the basement after she had shot herself when she had been treated so badly by her husband. The way her family seemed to fall apart after that. Her mother died shortly after she graduated high school and went away to college. She never knew her father as he had passed away when she was 2. Of course she had other relatives. Uncles, aunts, cousins and the like but she was never really close to any of them. Jeremy who was her friend had been like a brother. He’d gotten a scholarship as well and they got to go to the same college. Then there was Adam and Eve. To be honest they were more like family to her then her own actual family was. They cared about each other and took care of each other even when they weren’t together. Not to mention they were close, and it was a closeness that they shared with her. She’d never felt that way about anyone before. She never felt such a connection and a bond with anyone as she shared with them, with Adam.
                Dani glanced over seeing them resting on the other side of the plane. They had risked so much to come and get her when those people took her. They endangered themselves, and went through so much just to get her out of there. Even though Adam wasn’t hers and belonged to Eve, Dani knew she belonged to him and always would. It was an indescribable feeling that she doubt she could ever explain or put into words. She knew somehow it wasn’t something she would have ever experienced as a human, but at the same time . . . she would have never known what she was missing if she hadn’t been turned.
                Eve had told her that Adam had been in a dire state before she was turned. He was depressed, he was anxious, and he was completely disenchanted with the world and the ‘zombies’. But his attention had been shifted from all of that which depressed him and the thoughts of suicide they were putting into his mind when he had Dani to focus on. He was so busy teaching and looking out for her that he didn’t have time to stare at the world and the way it was going. She hadn’t learned even a hundredth of what he wanted to teach her and show her. She was too occupied with trying to ignore her reality and hold on to her old life. This is what such foolishness had gotten her. Fleeing the country, the only real home she had ever had, leaving behind everything she had worked for and built. She closed her eyes wishing she was just asleep and she would open them again to find herself in her room waking from a long and disturbing dream.
                Realizing that the seat next to her was no longer empty she opened her eyes and looked over to see Eve sitting next to her. She half smiled, “I thought you were sleeping?” Dani said softly.
                Reaching up Eve gently ran her fingertips through Dani’s hair. Of course as soon as she had eaten and before they left for the airport Dani had taken a long hot shower and combed out her hair not having been allowed such luxuries when she was imprisoned. “There’s nothing to be afraid of darling. You’ll love Tangiers. Adam used to enjoy the music and the culture there. I think you will too.”
                “I’ve never really been that far out of the US, that far away from home.” She confessed.
                “When you’re a bit older, you can travel all over the world if you’d like. You aren’t tied down to one place and there is so much out there to see. Now you have all the time there is and then some to explore anywhere. Everywhere.” She said softly. “Adam told me how much you’ve wanted to go new places and see new things.” She covered Dani’s hand with hers, “Now you can. Granted that it will be at night, but the moonlight casts such wondrous shadows and there is so much beauty.” Dani gave a nod looking down. “You don’t have to give up your passion either. You just have to be more careful in the future and mindful of your situation.”
                “We’ve all seen how thoroughly I can screw that up.” She said with a sigh then looked at Eve, “Did he tell you what they did to us in there? What they made us do?” She asked. Of course Eve knew, they didn’t have to tell her in words. She could feel the humiliation they had both felt and endured. “It’s my fault.” Dani said, “It’s my fault he had to go through that. It never would have . . . . he never would have . . .” She sighed again and shook her head.
                “I don’t blame you for what happened and neither does Adam.” Eve said seriously. There was a moment of quiet before Eve decided to approach a subject she knew was upsetting for her. “I know that part of it is shock, but both you and Adam have been minimalizeing and pushing an issue aside since we knew it was real.” She looked at Dani, “You can’t just ignore it and sweep it under the carpet.”
                “Yes I can.” Dani said really not wanting to talk about this.
                “We aren’t human, Dani. You may think that it hasn’t affected you but it has. We feel things more deeply than they do, our emotions, our hearts, our minds, are more connected to the world and those around us we hold dear.” She said softly. “You’ve been telling yourself and us that it was nothing. Trying to keep it clinical and clean cut, but I know. I know inside your hurting, both of you.”
                “Eve . . . .” Dani said wanting to change the subject.
                “No, listen.” She said holding her hand a bit tighter as she turned towards her. “I don’t know why or how you can have offspring but you can. You may not think so right now but it is a gift. A very precious gift to be able to create life that humans take for granted. You can’t just throw it away or pretend it isn’t real because you’re afraid.”
                Dani looked at her, “Eve,” She began still quite uncomfortable about this as she had been from the beginning, even after everything they had been through. “Do you realize whose child I was carrying? Whose children were inside of me?” She said in disbelief. “You should hate my guts and want to shove me into a wood chipper.”
                “Except I don’t.” She wrapped her other hand around hers as well. “Sweetheart, do you know how old I am?” She questioned. “Are you familiar with a song by The Rolling Stones called “Sympathy for the Devil”?” Dani smiled always thinking it funny when either Eve or Adam talked about things like this. It just wasn’t something you’d expect. Adam was well versed in music but he seemed completely clueless to the rest of pop culture. “Do you remember the line, “I’ve been around since Jesus Christ had his moments of doubt and pain”? Well I was. A little before that actually.” Dani’s smile faded as her eyes went wide never having realized just how old Eve was.
                “Really?” Her eyes shifted over to the sleeping Adam on the other side of the plane, “And him?”
                “Oh no, not nearly as long darling. More near the end of the 1300’s.” She said looking at her.
                “700 years old?” Dani couldn’t even wrap her mind around it as she stared at Eve before looking back to Adam. “Oh my god.”
                “And you’ve only just turned 25. Nearly 26.” Eve said softly. “I’m not jealous, there’s nothing to be jealous for.”
                “He gets jealous.” Dani said, “I’ve seen it.”
                Eve smiled, “Yes, he is prone to it at times.” She looked over at him a moment before looking back to Dani. “But I’m not.” She reached up smoothing Dani’s hair back over her ear. “Especially where you are concerned, darling. You are family.”
                Dani looked down a moment taking a breath, “I was never that big into polyamory lifestyles much less imagined I would be in one.” Eve half laughed. “What would happen if I did have his baby?” She looked at Eve, “What then?”
                “Then we would have a joyous addition to our family. No different than if we were a human family.” Eve said seriously. “You needn’t worry about it now. I know it’s still an adjustment that this is even possible. For all of us. But you have to know there is nothing shameful or horrible about this. It’s a beautiful and unique gift. Not a curse.” She kissed Dani’s hand before touching her cheek, “Get some rest darling. We’ll be landing in a few hours.” She said smiling a little before standing and walking back over to the other side of the plane taking her seat with Adam. Dani smiled a little before settling back in her seat. There were really too many things on her mind to sleep right now.
Tangiers
                “Where is she?” Eve asked when Adam came back into her room as she had poured 3 glasses of blood out for their supper. “She’s not still down there is she?”
                “And she’s not budging.” Adam said with a frustrated sigh sitting down next to her.
                “It’s a lot to adjust to, and she didn’t sleep on the plane. She just needs a bit of rest.” Eve said.
                “We can’t use the excuse of traveling frying you considering she solved the not being able to eat problem with chocolate.” Eve handed him a glass before picking up her own.
                “She doesn’t have to sleep down there though she could sleep up here with us.” Eve said taking a sip from her glass.
                “I offered, but she won’t. You know she won’t.” Adam said. “She’s not going to come near this room as she considers it to be ours.” Eve gave a nod knowing that was true.
                “It’s strange isn’t it? The youngest of us is the most old fashioned.” She said watching as Adam drank his supper. “Well, if that’s the case then we need to get her a proper bed so she can have a room of her own. Not just a closet and a blanket on the floor.” Adam didn’t say anything and Eve reached over putting her hand on his arm. “What is it darling?”
                “She’s pulling away.” He said seriously. “I felt it when she woke before we left the U.S.” Adam looked at Eve, “We need to watch her.”
                “You think she’s falling into depression?” Eve asked.
                “That . . . back street butcher we took her too said it was a possibility.” Adam said recalling his words. “What did he call it?”
                “Post partum depression.” Eve said, “And the medication he gave us won’t have any effect. Human medications never do. I suppose two children in less than a few months only makes it worse. Not to mention we feel such losses more deeply.” Eve finished her blood before wrapping her arms around Adam and hugging him. “And how about you my darling?” She questioned, “How are you feeling about all this?”
                “I’ve traveled before, why would it phase me now?” He questioned. Eve just gave him a look as he knew full well it wasn’t the traveling that she was talking about. “We didn’t even know about them Eve. I didn’t know. Why would it matter.”
                “Ah. You know you might be able to fool Dani with that, but I know you much better my darling.” Eve replied. “You did know. Something inside of you knew even if it wasn’t spoken or acknowledged. You told me yourself how protective you were of her, how jealous you found yourself of her time and company.”
                “That was before, before even we started being intimate with each other.” Adam pointed out.
                “But she is special and unique and you’ve always known that. From the first moment you met her, you knew there was something different about her.” Eve said. “Just as I did the first time I saw her. Not to mention I saw the connection between the two of you long before either of you realized it.” She smiled. “Darling as I told her, this isn’t a curse. It’s a gift.” Adam looked down not so sure about that and Eve kissed him gently before hugging him again. “In time you’ll see. Both of you will.”
Out and About
                The following night Eve went down to check on Dani and take her some breakfast. But when she opened the door she found that Dani wasn’t there, and had left the apartment. Although it was good that she was getting out instead of staying locked in the small room, she wished she would have told them she was leaving.
                Dani sat on the edge of the roof of a tall building that looking over the city. You could see stars here, and the streets which always looked so crowded in pictures and movies were actually quite quiet and tame. The air smelled different, no doubt the food that was cooking in people’s homes. It was so peaceful.
                “I thought the three of us were going to come out together.” Adam said walking up behind her looking at her view.
                “I’m a big girl, I know my way back.” She said softly.
                “Not the point.” He said walking over and sitting down next to her on the edge of the roof.
                “You and Eve haven’t seen each other in a long time, I get that. You need time together without me in the way.” She said softly.
                “Did we say that?” Adam said looking at her. “I’m certain if either of us had said that I would remember having had such a conversation.”
                “Okay, well. Maybe I just needed to come out and get some air.” She looked at him, “By myself.”
                “You’ve been by yourself since we arrived a week ago. You know it’s not good for you to lock yourself away from contact like that.” Adam said.
                “Where’s Eve.” Dani said looking back out at the sea.
                “She sent me out to find you.” He answered simply. “Because you’re new in this place and really shouldn’t be out here alone.”
                Dani sighed just looking over towards the horizon before she half smiled, “What are those guys offering?” Adam looked at her not knowing what she meant, “The ‘I have what you need’ guys? Drugs? Or should I tell them to keep it in their pants?” Adam smirked slightly. “Yeah.” She said looking back towards the city. “Figured it was drugs.”
                “Now that you’ve come out of hiding, Eve wants to fix up that room. Make it more livable for you to stay in since it seems you insist on staying there.” He mentioned.
                “At least until I can get a place of my own.” She said softly. Adam looked at her, “Don’t even argue with me about it. Eve’s apartment is smaller than mine was and would fit in your basement. We both lived alone, there’s no way we can cram the 3 of us in that place.”
                “hmm. Well, Miss independence. You speak English well enough, how’s your Arabic, Spanish and French?” He questioned. Dani gave him a look. “You have to remember we aren’t in America anymore. The rules and the laws aren’t the same.” He reached over to cover her hand with his but she instantly withdrew it from his reach.
                “I’m really not into polyamory, Adam.” Dani said seriously. “I can’t live in a clump. I just can’t.”
                “Are you jealous of Eve?” He asked outright.
                “NO!” Dani exclaimed. “Absolutely not! God, with everything she’s done for me? Everything you’ve done for me? How ungrateful would that make me? I don’t want to intrude on you guys!”
                “And if you were, I’d be the first to tell you but you aren’t.” Adam said seriously. “Why must we continue to go around in circles with this Dani? Honestly?” He questioned. “Just because Eve is with us now, doesn’t mean that you have to disappear, slink off, or crawl into a hole.”
                Dani gave a nod looking out towards the sea again, “Can I just have tonight to myself. Please? I’ll be back before dawn, and I’ll just sit here on this roof and not . . . wander.” Adam arched a brow looking at her for a few moments before getting up and leaving her to her thoughts.
                He returned to Eve’s apartment, “Did you find her?”
                “She’s sitting on a roof, starring at the ocean.” He said in annoyance closing the door.
                “This is good my darling, she’s out of that room at least.” Eve said. “Give her a little time, you can’t rush her. Never have you been able to rush her into anything. It won’t change now.” She took his hand, “Come on. We can still go out together.” Adam nodded and put his arm around her as they left the apartment.
Foolishness
                Adam sighed in frustration coming back into Eve’s room and flopping down on the bed. Eve looked up from her book. “Darling? I thought you were going to take Dani out to show her how to hunt at the docks should the need ever arise.”
                “She’s gone again. AGAIN!” He growled covering his eyes with his hand. “I’m starting to wonder if the sun is all the way down before she slips out.” Eve put her book aside and sat up next to him. She was beginning to grow concerned as well. Dani was now purposely avoiding them both all together. It seemed she had needed some time to herself and they were willing to give it to a point. But she was pushing coming home literally at sunrise. It was usually the first rays of sunlight when she would slip into the door and disappear into her room.
                “We should go out and find her.” Eve said looking at him. Adam dropped his hand looking up at her. “She can’t dodge us both.”
                “She’ll try.” Adam said not liking the way things had turned between them since they had left the US.
                “We can’t let this continue Adam. This foolishness is going to get her killed. Avoiding us is one thing, but playing games with sunlight is beyond dangerous.” Eve said seriously. Adam nodded completely agreeing. “Come on.” They both got up from the bed to go out and track her down.
Suicidal Tendencies
                It was close to sunrise when Adam and Eve found Dani, and much to their dismay what they found her doing was enough to make ones blood freeze in their veins. She was standing out in the open facing the East just staring at the horizon. There was nothing around, nothing that would cast shade should the sun come up, nowhere to hide. Her shoe pints in the dust told a story of what had been going on the past few weeks. Each night she would walk out further, another 15-20 steps taking her further away from shelter or shade of any kind.
                “What is this?” Adam breathed knowing it wouldn’t be much longer before sunrise. “What the fuck is she doing?”
                Dani started to take several more steps out into the open. Eve’s eyes were wide. “We need to get her. Right now. Right now Adam!” She shouted.
                At once Adam took flight out into the field, in just a few seconds he reached Dani and caught her arm. However she turned and pushed him away, but when he didn’t release her she tried to wrestle free. The slightest hint of light indicated it was going to be sunrise in a matter of moments. Not having the time to argue or struggle, Adam struck her hard at the back of the neck knocking her unconscious. Quickly he swept her up into his arms and ran back up to the landing where Eve was nervously waiting. Instantly they disappeared from the streets and made it back to Eve’s apartment just as they could feel the blistering rays of the sun start to touch them. Barely making it inside and slamming the door closed locking it for the day.
Long Distance
                “Have you found anything that could be of use in the files we took from that facility?” Eve asked looking at Jeremy’s image on her phone. “They were using drugs on both Dani and Adam while they were imprisoned there that worked. Specifically designed for vampires as you said.”
                “I’ve found some things that would be useful, but Eve. I’m a technician, not a pharmacist. Dani could probably do something with this stuff; she was always way too smart for our teachers. Not to mention since she was turned into one of you guys it seemed like she got even smarter which I didn’t think was possible.” He said.
                “It does have the advantage of bumping the IQ points a bit.” Eve said. “There must be something.”
                “I know some people that might be able to help with this. More under the table stuff though.” He admitted.
                “We’ll wire you money for expenses.” Eve said knowing that the price was probably going to be ridiculous and Jeremy sure wouldn’t be able to afford it.
                “Psychopharmacology is an experimental field at the best of times. It’s all experimental no matter who or what it’s used on. That’s why sometimes side effects of anti-depression medication are suicidal thoughts and tendencies.” He explained.
                “Well, we’re already neck deep in suicidal thoughts and tendencies.” Eve said with a sigh covering her face.
                There was a long moment of silence before Jeremy asked quietly, “How is she?”
                “We’re taking care of her Jeremy. I promise.” Eve said reassuring him. “Adam’s keeping her locked in her room. For now.” There was another long pause as Jeremy looked away from the phone. “Has there been any word about the ones who are looking for her?” Eve said deciding to shift the topic a moment.
                “No. They haven’t even been back to her apartment. I packed up most of her stuff and moved it to storage. You know in case she needs it . . . . or wants it I mean . . .” He said looking down again. “And Adam doesn’t have to worry his house and all of his stuff is safe too.”
                Eve smiled, “Thank you for that. He’s never been comfortable with leaving his home. Even for a short amount of time.”
                “Yeah, well no wonder. All the stuff he has? Jesus.” Jeremy said in astonishment. “What does one guy need with 60+ instruments?” Eve laughed a bit. “Give me a day or two Eve. I’ll get a hold of those people. See if they can’t help out.”
                “Thank you. Don’t worry; we aren’t going to let anything happen to Dani. We love her a great deal.” Eve said.
                “Yeah. I know.” Jeremy said with a nod before they hung up.
The Sound Of Silence
                Dani and Adam sat on opposite sides of the closed door leaning their backs against it in complete silence. They hadn’t said a word to each other since she’d woken up, but they were fully aware of each other’s presence.
                Eve came down the stairs seeing that Adam hadn’t moved and could feel that Dani hadn’t either. She walked over carrying a large glass of heated blood for Dani who hadn’t eaten since the night before. Looking down at Adam she motioned for him to get up and he stood. He turned towards the door as if to open it to let her in, but Eve took his hand putting the glass in it before taking the door handle herself. Adam gave her a look starting to hand the glass back to her but Eve shook her head holding up her hand, than pointing at him letting him know that he had to deal with this.
                Adam rolled his eyes in surrender before Eve gave a gentle knock, “Dani, sweetheart. I’m opening the door a moment. You need to eat.” She warned her. Dani stood and walked to the opposite wall and sat down on the floor again. Eve opened the door and pushed Adam inside before closing it and locking it once again.
                Dani didn’t move, her knees pulled up to her chest and her eyes turned away in a glazed over stare. This was incredibly difficult. There were so many conflicting emotions in Adam it was hard to know which one was going to come out first. Right now, it seemed like rage was the most likely to escape. After a few moments of uncomfortable silence, Adam walked over placing the glass of blood on the tiny table next to her small bed.
                He moved closer to her and squatted down in front of her, “Dani . . .” He said starting to reach out and touch her arm. However she instantly recoiled and scooted back away from him not allowing him to. Perhaps she didn’t intend for it to be, but it was like she had just squarely smacked him across the face. Adam paused just starring at her. Then at once he reached out snatching her arm. He pulled her up and sat her down on the bed then took a seat beside her and collected his thoughts.”You have been leaving the apartment literally as soon as the sun goes down. Going out there every day to push yourself further and further out in the open so that eventually, even if you wanted to you wouldn’t be able to make it back to shelter and you’d die in agony and ashes.” He stated. Dani didn’t answer or respond. “I can’t believe you would do this to us.” He said incredibly disappointed, angry and hurt. “Why would you try to kill yourself.” He finally asked outright.
                She didn’t want to talk about it, it was painfully obvious that she didn’t and she was angry she’d been caught. She didn’t want them to know. One day she just wouldn’t come back to the apartment and they would move on like she never was. “It’s tradition in my family.” She said no doubt referring to her sister before turning her eyes towards him, “What’s your excuse.”
                Adam stared at her less then pleased with her defensive answer. “Yes,” He said. “I’ve had low points in my life, Dani. I had a wooden bullet made with every intention of putting it through my heart. The difference? I didn’t fucking use it.” He hissed. “What you were doing? If Eve and I hadn’t come out looking for you, you would have actually fucking succeeded.” She started to turn from him again but he snatched her wrist, squeezing it and pulling her to face him not letting her. “Damnit, this isn’t a game! You are stronger than this, I know you are. All the shit you’ve been through and you’ve come out of it all with a bright smile and perspective. How can you give up now when you’ve come so far?”
                “Yeah,” She said looking into his eyes, “I’ve gone through a lot, Adam.” She leaned closer towards him, “And if you haven’t noticed? It never ends. There’s always something more horrible just around the corner, waiting to devour me. To destroy everything I care about, everything I hold most dear to me. There is no reward for keeping your head up and trudging on and making the best of things. Just more pain and confusion.” She tore her arm from his grasp and turned away.
                He was stunned. This wasn’t the Dani he knew and loved It was a hollow shell, and it was painful not knowing how to fill it back up. “Don’t we mean anything to you?” He Adam said, “Do you have any idea the devastation we would suffer knowing you willingly threw yourself into open sunlight to be burned alive?” He stopped a moment before asking in a quieter voice, “Don’t I mean anything to you?”
                Dani was silent staying turned away from him, “No.” She said, “You were just a temporary fix to a never ending problem.” Her words were cold and because she was turned away from him, he couldn’t see the tears that filled her eyes, nor the utter agony she was in behind them.
                He couldn’t continue this; he couldn’t be in the same room with her. Standing he walked to the door and pounded his fist against it, “EVE, Open the God damn door!!” He shouted. Eve hadn’t gone that far and immediately unlocked it, Adam turned back to Dani, “I’m done with you.”
                “Then maybe you should have left me out there.” She said coldly. The door opened and he immediately stormed out slamming the door behind him. Once he was gone and she was alone in the darkness again, she couldn’t hold back the flood of tears any longer. She started to shake as tears flowed from her eyes. Pulling her legs up beneath her she fell face first against her pillow crying.
To Be Continued . . . . .
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