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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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Surprise Parties
                The door of Dani’s apartment unlocked and opened as Adam came in closing the door behind him. However he stopped frozen in place. Turning he saw Dani sitting with 5 other people. Zombies.
                “Umm . . . hi Adam.” Dani said nervously. It was dead silent in the room and Dani quickly stood walking over to him. “Isn’t this great? These are some of my co-workers from the hospital . . . . they threw me a surprise party . . . for my birthday.” She said trying to appear excited while letting him know she didn’t plan on this.
                Adam didn’t say anything just glaring at the room. One face in particular that had come to Dani’s apartment on another occasion rather early in the morning for zombies to be out. William’s face annoyed Adam on the most basic level. He gave Dani a look before walking through to Dani’s room and slamming the door closed. She winced before regaining her smile and turning back to her guests. “Is something wrong Dani?”
                “Some people aren’t very fond of surprises.” She said walking over sitting down with them again as they continued the party.
                Everyone packed up and headed out around midnight. William was the last one to leave wanting to speak with her privately for a moment. “Hey. I wanted to apologize about showing up at your apartment unannounced last week.”
                “You came here?” She hadn’t heard about this before.
                “Yeah, it was kind of early in the morning and your . . . friend answered.” He said sheepishly. “He seemed annoyed about my interrupting something?” He was definitely fishing for information.
                “Adam isn’t the most understanding about such things.” She said. “Thank you for coming tonight. I appreciate the thought. I didn’t know anyone at work even knew when my birthday was.”
                “I saw it on your paperwork when your physical was due.” Dani’s smile faded a bit knowing that he had seen her physical results. “I hoped you wouldn’t mind. I know you don’t have any family in this state.”
                “Well, thank you again.” She opened the door for him showing him out. He gave a nod and said good night. Closing the door she locked it back tight and closed her eyes leaning against the door never feeling so incredibly exhausted in her life. She cleaned up the living room before going into the kitchen and washing everything putting it away. Unlocking the fridge door, she took out some blood to prepare it.
                She stood at the door of her room and took a breath before opening it and going inside. “Adam, I’m really sorry. They just kinda showed up and did that whole ‘surprise!’ thing at the door, with cake and presents and I couldn’t just turn them away, it would have been rude, and I didn’t have a chance to call you before you left your house, and you refuse to get a cell phone making it impossible to . . .”
                “Stop.” Wanting to end her babbling.
                “I’m sorry.” She apologized again.
                It was silent for several moments making Dani even more nervous. “Why did you let him into your apartment?” He asked directly.
                Dani furrowed her brow, “Him who?”
                Adam stood and walked over to her, “ What do you man who? ‘William’ wasn’t it? The one with the ‘hidden violent streak’ I believe is what you called it.”
                “It was just the one time; he’s been on his best behavior since then. You can’t cut one person out when they come as a group. How rude is that? I do have to work with these people.” She said seriously. Adam clinched his jaw starring at her thinking it incredibly foolish.
                “He shouldn’t even know where you live, and now he’s going through your personal information? This is not something to be taken lightly Dani.” Adam warned taking one of the glasses of blood from her.
                She groaned, “Adam I have no control over that. Just like I had no control over their coming over tonight. I kind of just . . . have to roll with the punches as they come, you know?”
                Going over to the couch she kicked off her shoes and sat down taking a drink of the blood. Adam looked at his a moment before sitting down in the chair and drinking as well.
                “You could have stayed. They aren’t bad people. You might have liked them, and felt better about my working there.” Dani said pulling her legs up under her taking another drink.
                Adam was silent as he looked into the glass. She could see that something was bothering him. “Is it really your birthday?”
                Dani gave a nod, “Yeah.”
                “How old are you now.” He asked.
                “25.” She said smiling, “Not old enough yet to be vain about it. With everything else, I sort of forgot about it myself. Days kind of blur together without sunlight.” She admitted.
                It fell silent again as Adam took another drink of his blood leaning back in his chair. He seemed genuinely annoyed that he was completely unaware of her birthday. “You should have told me.”
                “It wasn’t important. Been on my own for a while, some years have slipped by unnoticed anyway.” She said with a shrug. “So? Were we going somewhere tonight, or just staying in?”
                “I think you should come back to my place with me. Tonight.” He said seriously.
                “Why? You’re already here.” She said looking at the clock, “It’s after 2am.”
                “You don’t work tomorrow night, and it’s been quite some time since you spent the day with me there.” He insisted.
                Dani groaned leaning her head back against the couch, “Adam.”
                “Why are you protesting this time?”
                Sigh sighed and looked at him, “Do you notice anything about my apartment?” She asked. He looked around before looking at her, “Like the extreme lack of dirt, dust, and shin tangle? There is all kinds of open room where you don’t trip over stuff, or stuff falls on you, or there being a real possibility of the walls collapsing on you?”
                “Is that honestly why you don’t come to see me?” He questioned.
                “We have very distinctly different personalities Adam. I’m a neat freak, and you’re a hoarder.” She said standing when he finished his blood taking the glass and walking to go to the kitchen and wash them.
                “At least my place looks lived in.” He said standing following after her.
                She scoffed, “Your place looks nested in. Are you saying you haven’t noticed that the cleanest room in your house was the bedroom I was in? I don’t know what was worse. Your locking me up, or your locking me up in there without proper cleaning supplies.”
                “Honestly, I haven’t been in there since you left.” He replied.
                “See? That right there. It’s been like . . . 9 or 10 months since I moved out and came home. I clean the guest bedroom I outfitted for you, that you’ve never even been in, twice a week with the rest of my apartment. I would literally go insane and your house. I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from cleaning, then you’d get annoyed because I was touching your stuff. Would be like the gothic vampire version of the odd couple.” She’d resisted telling him this for a long time but he always wanted her to come over and still continued to insist that she move back in with him.
                “So. If you want to clean, clean. I wouldn’t stop you.” She crossed her arms giving him a look. “As long as you didn’t throwing out my stuff.” She winked and clicked her tongue at him drying off the glasses and putting them away.
                “I just cannot deal with that level of clutter. It drives me absolutely nuts.” She admitted to him at last.
                “My room is quite ‘clutter’ free.” He pointed out.
                “Sort of.” She mumbled. Putting down her dishtowel she took his hand, “Come here.” She led him down the hallway to the guest bedroom opening the door and taking him inside. Reaching over she turned on the light to show him. Adam walked further in properly impressed.
                There was a massive dark almost black mahogany four post bed with a wooden canopy over the top much in the same style as the one he had at home. There were heavy black velvet curtains that were currently tied open to the posts. The walls were lined with black and burgundy heavy drapery, the walls themselves wallpapered with dark old fashioned gothic print which complemented the color scheme. The carpeting was soft and burgundy like the drapery on the walls. Adam walked around the room looking at the detail and the work she had put into it. He rested his hand on the bed finding it extremely soft and plush. It was even better than his own. He pulled the luxurious covers back smiling finding black and burgundy satin sheets and shams on the pillows. “When did you have time to do all this?”
                She crossed her arms leaning against the door jam, “It’s been done for weeks, but I never could convince you to come in here and see it. With all the money you’ve paid me I had more than enough saved up to do it with.”
                He looked at the gothic light fixtures which had dark shades over them to keep the light dim. A dimmer switch on the wall would lower them still if desired. Adam looked at her, “You did all this for me?”
                Dani pushed off the door jam and stepped closer to him, “You saved me, Adam. You drive me absolutely up the wall sometimes, but I’ve never forgotten that. This is just . . . me obsessing over a dumb project I’ve worked on for the better part of the year. Hardly anything in comparison to what you did for me. But you always seem uncomfortable when you come over and stay here. I thought maybe this would help you feel more at home when you get stuck staying with me for the day.”
                Walking over he looked into her eyes, “You intend for me to sleep here alone?” He questioned.
                “Well, it is kind of your room.” Dani pointed out.
                “Really.” He walked around her and closed the door turning the lock it was fitted with like the one in Dani’s room. He took her hand drawing her closer to him, “Hardly a proper christening to sleep in such a magnificent bed alone.”
                Dani half smiled, “It’s nowhere near dawn, Adam.” He wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her against him nuzzling her face, then her neck his hands petting her back holding her close. She closed her eyes resting her hands on his shoulders loving the way he touched her, his scent, the feel of his strong body against hers.
                “It is your birthday, Dani.” He whispered into her ear, “Let me give you a gift.” She rested her head to his chest as his hand cradled it against him. Dani wrapped her arms around him hugging him tight, content just to have him hold her.
                “Your touch is gift enough.” She whispered back. Adam stroked her hair holding her close.
                “I could give you so much more, if you allow me too.” His large strong hand moving over her body. There was a long pause before she raised her head looking up at him.
                Adam caressed her face looking into her eyes. “No.” She said softly before pulling away from him. He held her hands as she moved further. Dani squeezed them a moment before releasing his hands. She unlocked the door and left his room to return to her own. Adam clinched his jaw and looked away in frustration. Like Eve had said, he couldn’t rush her.
Cornered
                Dani came back to the lab having forgotten her purse after showering and changing out of her work clothes. When she got to her work space she found flowers waiting for her. A dozen yellow roses in a pretty matching vase with a bow wrapped around it. She smiled a little and took the card which was sighed, ‘Love, William’.
                “Do you like them?” William asked standing behind her.
                Dani gave a nod putting the card back in the envelope, “They’re lovely.” She turned looking at him. “Thank you for the thought. But you really shouldn’t be giving me gifts anymore. I’ve told you.”
                “I keep hoping you’ll give me another chance. I realize when we went out before; I was kind of a jerk. I can never apologize enough for that. But I swear to you, I would be on my best behavior if you went out with me again.” Dani looked away not knowing how she could be any clearer to him. William sighed seeing he wasn’t getting anywhere with her this way. “I know you’re seeing that other guy, Adam. But every time I’ve seen him, he’s been rude and moody. I can only imagine what he’s like when there aren’t others around. You are so different; he doesn’t seem like the type of man that would make you happy at all. Being around him must exhaust you.”
                “You don’t know him like I know him, William. He’s very gentle, and kind, and beyond generous. He has given me so much.” She said in Adam’s defense. “And I won’t betray him.” Dani looked at the flowers again, “Yellow roses.” She looked at him, “Friendship.” Dani picked up her purse, “Good night William.” She started to walk out needing to get home, she was starving.
                However before she could get passed him, William reached out grabbing her by the arm jerking her back to him. “Why are you acting this way? Acting like you’re better than me? Like HE’S better than me? I’ve tried to be everything you want. I’ve been endlessly patient. But you would rather fuck that sorry excuse for a man instead of me.”
                “That is none of your concern.” She said twisting her arm trying to free herself but he turned and threw her up against the wall.
                “You are going out with me, Thursday night.” He said forcefully, “I’ll pick you up at 8pm.”
                “I am not going ANYWHERE with you! EVER!” She shouted, pushing him back trying to get away but he grabbed the back of her neck and slammed her head against the cabinet before slamming her back against the wall a second time.
                “You will unless you want the administration to find out you faked your test results for your physical.” He said with a smirk. Dani looked at him not knowing how he could possibly know that. “I saw you switching your blood for someone else’s. After that I watched you and saw a lot of strange things I imagine you don’t want anyone else to know about. You do as I say, and they won’t.”
                Now she was nervous as she starred at him. What choice did she have but to go along with him now? “Thursday . . . 8pm.” She repeated.
                William smirked and jerked her off the wall kissing her. Dani pushed him off of her and grabbed her purse running out. She ran to her car and got in petrified with terror.
                Grabbing her phone she quickly dialed and listened to it ring. “Come on, Adam. Pick up. Please.” She said anxiously. Finally it clicked and she heard him, “Adam. Thank God.” She sighed in relief. “Can I come stay with you today? Please?”
Situations
                “Here.” Adam gave her a heated glass of blood sitting down next to her. She was completely shaken from what had happened at the hospital. “Drink it all down.” He instructed. Dani didn’t argue and instead knocked it all back in one hard swallow. Adam took the glass setting it down turning her face towards him. Within moments the dark bruise on her head where it had been slammed into a cabinet door faded and disappeared. “Better?”
                Dani nodded. “Yes.” She said feeling somewhat embarrassed. “I just didn’t think he could be so manipulative and evil.”
                “Why not? You’re instincts warned you before about who and what he was but you chose to fucking ignore them. Do you understand now that you need to trust your senses and you should have cut all ties with him?” He said, “Zombies don’t always deserve your kindness.”
                “I don’t know what exactly he knows about Adam. It may just be that I faked my physical results. But it could be a lot more.” She covered her eyes with her hand shaking her head, “I’m afraid Adam.” She looked at him again, “I really and truly am terrified.”
                “Blackmail is never pretty, and it’s not a particularly fucking new idea either.” He looked at her, “You need to find out what he knows so we can decide how to deal with this shit.”
                “I have to go out with him then.” She said looking down.
                “I’m afraid so.”
                “I don’t know that I can do this Adam. I don’t like to fight. I don’t like what it does to me.” She said softly. “Especially since I became . . . this. When I get angry at stuff I just get really ugly.”
                “Because you’re a predator now, and those zombies out there? They are sheep. If he does something to provoke you, then what happens is on his hands. Not yours.” Adam explained.
                Dani looked at him wide eyed, “What do you think could happen?”
                “You’re naturally much stronger then you were before. If he attempts to overpower you, you’ll have no trouble overpowering that ass.” He said.
                “You don’t think that might call some attention to me? More then I already do?” Dani questioned.
                “I don’t like this anymore then you do Dani but we haven’t much of a choice now do we.” She sighed and gave a nod.
Chaperones
                “Are you certain that you don’t want to get something to eat?” William asked.
                “I ate before I left.” She responded simply.
                “Well . . . how about a drink then?”
                “I don’t drink anymore.”
                William came to a stop looking at her, “Dani, you aren’t even trying.”
                “What are you expecting from me? You basically made me come out with you at gun point.”
                “Only because it was the only way to convince you to come out with me again, you made me do this. I tried everything else and nothing worked. I’ve always liked you, Dani. From the first moment I saw you, I thought you were a wonderful and beautiful girl. And I wanted to get to know you better.” He said in his defense.
                “And we gave it a try and it didn’t work out. You can’t make me love you.” She repeated yet again hoping he would listen this time.
                “Because you love him.” William said solemnly.
                It would be impossible to explain the situation she was in with Adam and there was no way she was even going to attempt it. “Yes.” She responded, “Because I love him. And that will never change. No matter how much you threaten me.” Dani could see William’s eyes change like they had before when he’d become violent. “I have to go.” She said quickly turning to leave or at least get to a populated area. Being alone with him didn’t seem like the best idea anymore.
                William grabbed her arm jerking her towards him. Without saying anything he pushed her in front of him into the alley behind the nearby building. Dani tried to push him off her and smacked him across the face, however he punched her so hard she fell against the wall hitting her head and splitting her lip. William grabbed her by the arm again pulling her to her feet towards him. Then he shoved her hard up against the wall. He started to lean in as if to kiss her but Dani spit in his face. He wiped his face off and started to back hand her but his arm was caught in mid swing.
                He looked over to see they were no longer alone. They never had been from the time he picked her up from her apartment. Knowing she was going with him tonight, Adam stayed close and followed them. Adam’s hand was wrapped so tightly around William’s arm that his hand was turning white from lack of blood flow. Adam’s eyes were glowing at the center with rage and malice. With one easy movement, he pulled William’s hand away from Dani and threw him back with such force William hit the opposite wall falling to the ground hard. Adam stepped in front of Dani putting himself between them. She stood and wiped the blood from her lip, the split fading and disappearing as she stood behind Adam watching as William got to his feet.
                “Do you see now what I have told you about the degeneration of the zombies.” Adam said in a low voice never taking his eyes from William. Dani removed her broken sunglasses looking at him.
                “Quite the pair the two of you.” William said catching his breath, “A strong woman like her, bowing and scraping to the likes of you.” He smirked, “Falsifying official medical reports . . . you’ll never work as a nurse again. That’s if they don’t press charges against you.” He spit on the ground having bit into his cheek when Adam threw him. “Unless you take this last chance, Dani.”
                “There’s no redeeming him. Is there.” Dani said softly to Adam starring at William as well.
                “You won’t have been the first.” Adam said letting Dani know that there were most likely others who had been victims. Both of the vampire’s eyes began to glow brighter making it clear that the glow was not coming from a glare off something else. William began to feel incredibly uncomfortable and fearful as he looked at them.
                “You . . . you two freaks stay away from me.” He said starting to make a run from the alley. However, moving too fast for any mortal to see, Adam grabbed William by the face forcing him to his knees his claws digging deep into his skin. William hollered but his cries were muffled as Adam clamped down even tighter, and grabbed his shoulder and sank his teeth deep into William’s neck. After a moment he released his bite raising his head and reached out calling Dani to come to him.
                Dani could smell the scent of fresh blood, almost feeling the beat of the heart that pumped it. Reaching out she took Adam’s hand and he pulled her to him where she could be near the open wound. Her eyes went wide feeling insanely hungry, like she was starving causing her teeth to grow long and sharp almost instantly. Dani started to lean closer but Adam stopped her and moved her to the other side of William’s neck. She needed to make her own mark.
                She opened her jaw pressing her teeth against the skin a moment feeling his pulse beneath. She hesitated and closed her eyes unsure if she should continue. Adam rested his hand on Dani’s head to encourage her, and with one hard chomp she bit deep into William’s artery drinking hard and fast never having experienced anything like it.
                Adam watched as she drank and slowly released William feeling his body weaken letting Dani clutch onto him. When his blood slowed, she growled and hissed as she started to rip and tear into the flesh of his throat wanting more. Her nails had grown into razor sharp claws that drew across his chest shredding his clothes and skin. He might have stopped her when the blood ran out if the situation was different, but it needed to look like a wild animal was responsible for this death. Which wasn’t far from the truth.
                When he was well mangled, Adam quickly reached down and pulled her away from it. She struggled not wanting to stop but it was futile as Adam hurried her from the alley before anyone came by and saw them.
Growing Pains
                “So it won’t come back on either of you. You’re sure?” Eve asked after Adam had recounted the events of the evening.
                “No one knows she was with him. His plans for her were never honorable. He was planning on being the one walking out of that alley. Not her. So he did us a favor by covering his own tracks.” Adam said with disgust. “The pieces he was left in couldn’t be mistaken for anything but wild animals.” He reassured her. “The police may still do the rounds. She might be questioned at work because she knew him there. But there’s no reason for her to be a suspect.”
                “From what you told me it seems like it was the best thing for him really. But darling, this is the 21^st century. Deserving or not, this sort of thing is dangerous for you and for Dani.” Eve cautioned. “Maybe you should both come to Tangiers for a while. Until things have had a little time to blow over.”
                “Her leaving the country right after a co-worker dies might draw attention where it’s not wanted.” Adam pointed out.
                Eve nodded. “How is she?”
                “She’s been in the shower since I brought her home. That was 3 hours ago.” He sighed and looked away.
                “The low after the high of the first kill. She knew him before, and has known him since. It will make it harder on her even considering what a creep he was.” Eve looked at him, “She’s going to need you now Adam. More than ever. It’s not like when we were young anymore. The world has changed, and it’s the world that she has grown up in. Drinking blood from a glass is one thing. Drinking from living human veins is a whole other matter.”
                “I really wish you were here, Eve. More and more. I’ve done all of this on my own, but who knows how many mistakes that I’ve made. How many mistakes I’m making. Maybe I should have killed him myself instead of having her do it.”
                “She had to do it sooner or later Adam. If she’s ever caught without a food source, she had to know how it’s done. To know that she could do it if she ever has too to survive.”
                “She might have. If I had just stayed out of it and waited . . . she could have done it herself.” Adam admitted.
                Eve smiled, “You couldn’t have, darling. You didn’t want to see her hurt. And if he had hurt her and worse, she couldn’t have even gone to the police with it. They don’t keep the same hours that we do. Then he would have continued to hurt her until he pushed her to the point where she couldn’t control herself. It’s better that you were there with her to guide her.”
                “Will she feel that way? We were finally getting to a point where she was accepting us as her family. How is she going to feel about all of this now?” Adam asked.
                “Time will tell my love. Go to her. Now. Don’t let her be alone.” Eve encouraged. Adam nodded and they said their farewells before he reluctantly hung up the phone.
                Dani’s bathroom was completely filled with steam. He opened the door all the way and then opened the window as well to clear some of it out so he could see. Going to the shower he slid the door open finding Dani sitting under the hot water on the floor. Her knees were pulled up to her chest, her arms wrapped around them. Adam turned off the water and grabbed a towel wrapping it around her and standing her to her feet. “Come on darling.”
To be continued . . . . .
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