Evening Rain

Leal fell asleep against his chest. She felt safe. She woke up in the same position.

"Sorry I snapped, I don't do well under no sleep." She said looking up at him.

"I noticed." He replied. "Now can we talk?"

"What do we need to talk about?" She asked.

*Grrr, don't forget adrift**

"About us." he sighed. This was not goign to be easy. She didn't know theire was and since he was her sire...well that just casued problems.

"What about us?" She sat up slowly.

"Well, I am your sire adn everything, but in my clan, that would mean...er...that would mean....well you know."

Leal frowned. "No, I don't know, Marcus." She said crossing her arms. "Remember, I'm just like this because it was the only way. What does you being my sire mean?"

"Vampires only sire another vampire to have a life partner." He replied. "A mate."

"Oh." She blinked. She stood up and changed into some different clothes and ran her hand through her hair. "Um, is that just if the intentions is that?"

"No, that's just how it is." He replied. "Unless the intention is to make an army of young vampires."

"So, what's this mean exactly?"

"A family." He sucked in breath as he watched her, not aware he was holding it. Seh looked at him before smiling.

"Okay, I get it," She walked over to him. "but you might want to let that breath of yours out before you die of no air."


*sorry butthead techers making us do work. be back on soon*

He let his breath out and smiled. "We don't need to breath, remember?" He smiled kissing her softly. She bathed in the kiss and then grabbed his hand.

"Come on, I'm hungry." She said tugging at his hand.

"Alright, we'll go feed, let's tell tucker where we're going first." He replied. She smiled and followed him down stairs.

They found Tucker sitting on his couch, reading what looked like a newspaper.

"Hey Tucker, We're going to the woods. If you need us, you know where to find us."

He grabbed Leal's hand and tugged her out the door.

Leal hurried after him and when they got to the woods she let controll over to her senses. They ran through the woods quickly searching for food. She caught whiff of something wonderful and took off after it her sense going wild.


**Sorry it's short, she smells a human and he better stop her. **

"Crap!" He muttered takign off after her.


*sorry bell just rang*

Leal kept running fast spotting the smell. Her senses were in control as she slowly moved towards the man that was sitting by the stream washing a cut. She sniffed the air and smiled, it smelled so good. Suddenly she was picked up and carried to where she couldn't smell it anymore before she could do a thing about what was happening. She wresteled away from Marcus and hissed.

"What was that for?" She demanded.

"You were going ot kill that human!" He replied holding her wrists firmly. She started to sink to the ground.

"But he smelled so good!"

"I know, but you have to learn to control it!" he whispered, catching the familiar scent of human blood.

"But...but...."

"Hush now, we need to find something to quench your thirst." He inhaled softly, ctahing the scent of a rabbit near by.

"Are you in teh mood for a rabbit?" ha asked, quickly catching it before it could get away. He held it up to her, still squrming. She sunk her teeth into it, gently sucking. She opened her eyes. They were satisfied. Letting go, she gestured fo rhim to finish it off. He sunk his teeth into it, a trickle of blood sliding down his chin. She leant over and whipped it with her finger, quickly sticking it into her mouth without thinking. He stared at her, goign hard in an instant. What was it about her? he though trocking back on his heels, trying to releive his urges.

he took a deep breath before asking, "Ready to head back?" she nodded, never taking ehr eyes off of him.

Leal smiled at him and followed him back through the woods to Tucker's house. She wrapped her arm around his waist leaning against him as they walked. Then she smiled up at him and tore off in the woods quickly.

"Beat you back!" She called over her hsoulder as she ran. She turned a corner and ran smack into the vampire from her house.

"Tad faster then him." The vampire laughed walking towards her. She backed up watching him cautiously.

Marcus laughed, runnign after her. He came to find her backing up away from his enemy.

"Salizar!" He roared, comeing up behind Leal quickly, wrapping his hands aroun dher waist and pulling her behind him. "You stay away from her or I'l rip you to shreds!" Salizar only laughed, slowly creeping towards them. Marcus urged Leal to back up. They kept backing up until they were backed into a tree. MArcus used his body to sheild thier attacker, but he knew he couldn't protect Leal and defeat his enemy. What was he going to do? There was a ruffle somewhere to teh side. He looked over to find his family crouching, ready to pounce.

His fathers voice boomed. "Salizar! I didn't send you here to attack my son, I sent you here to get the girl!" His father took a step towards Salizar. Tucker adn his pack appeared out of nowhere, circling Marcus and Leal, preventing even his family from comign near them.

Salizar hissed. "I don't care what you sent me here to do! I hve my own reasons. You can have Marcus, I want the girl!" He hissed leapign toward teh pack. He bounced off as Tucker stepped forward and thrust out his hand.

"You want her? you'll have to go through me! She's a hybrid now so don't even think about touchign her!" Tucker turned into his true form, hair growing wildly. Several others in his pack did the same.

Marcus grimanced. She wasn't a hybrid...yet. No doubt that's exactly what was going to have to happen.

He turned his back on the seen, stareing down at Leal.

"I love you." he whispered, restign his forehead against hers. She smiled. "I love you too."

Leal tried not to look past him at the vampires and wolves. "Can't I run faster then them?" She asked softly.

"YA, but I can't and he can run faster then me." Marcus replied softly.

"I could carry you." She smiled. He frowned, "Can't you forget your pride for just a few minutes?" She glanced behind him to see Salizar leap up in the tree and next to them kicking Marcus away from her. She snarled glaring at him. She swung her foot around fast and hit him in the gut sending him back a few steps.

"She's not a hybrid yet." Salizar hissed.

"Get out of here cause i'll gladly tear your head off your shoulders." She hissed crouching low to the ground and glaring at him waiting for him to make a move of any sort.

Marcus was thrown away from Leal. He pounced back up, leapign on Salizars back.

"I told you if you tried to hurt her, you'd be ripped to shreds...didn't I?" He growled into Salizars ear.

"Yeah, but hwo are yu goign to rp me to shreds? With your bare hands?" he chuckled, stopping abruptly when Marcus ripped his arm out of his socket.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!" Salizar scremed, trying to throw Marcus off his back. Marcus popped the other arm out of its socket before jumping off his back. He gestured to Tucker adn his family to move in but his father stepped forward.

"STOP!" He comanded.

"No. He tried to hurt her, and a promise..." he stopped, Sheilia stepped out teh woods.

"A promise I will make him break, because," She walked up to Marcus, laying her hands on her shoulder, pulling his face towards her. "you are my betrothed." she rested her lips against his. He didn't respond. She moved her hands to his face, cupping it in her hands. Abrubtly, she was torn away. He opened his eyes in surprise to see Leal, standing over Sheilia, chest heaving.

"First off, he is not your betrothed. He's mine. And if I ever catch yuo layign your hands on him in anyway that is inappropriate, I'll rip you to shreds! Do you got that?" she asked before turning and walkignover to Marcus, wrapping her arm around his waist. He, in returned wrapped hs around her, and glared at Sheilia. Sheilia retreated behind his brother, who was at teh moment, glaring at him.
He turned to Tucker, ignoring his brothers stare.

"You ready to head back?" he asked, turnign away from his family. The only person he missed was his little sister, who was so young. He turned back and smiled at her, making her giggle. Marcus and Leal walked away. Tucker and his clan made a circle around them, protectign them from any unwanted attackers. As they walke away, the only sound you could hear was a little girl giggling, and the sound of a shoulder being popped back into place, followed by a howl of rage, from who, no doubt, came from Marcuses father. He shook his head in disgust, pulling Leal closer.

Leal tried to hide any sense of tensed fear in her. It wasn't hard after that girl started trying to kiss Marcus. She leaned against Marcus as they walked hoping that no one would try to follow them.

"The little girl, is she your sister?" She asked softly.

"Yup." He replied. He sounded a little hurt.

"You miss her?"

"Ya, alot." He sighed. She nodded and leaned against him.

"I'm sorry." She whispered leaning against him. "They'll follow us, won't they?"

"Probably, we might have to rush the hybrid thing." He sighed. "I wish we didn't."

"We knew this was going to come, we knew we'd have to do this sooner or later." She replied softly.