Fallen From Grace

[Aphrodite]

I glanced up to see Sam looking at me. Then it all clicked at once and I understood what he was trying to do. I put on a pissed face, the jealousy was already naturally there and started walking toward Sam.

I tapped the vamp on the shoulder and she spun to look at me.

"Excuse me. What the hell do you think you're doing? You realize he's mine, right?" I growled, trying to sound intimidating.

"Ummm, do you really think I care? I can so take you out," she slurred out trying to stand.

"Go ahead. Show me what you're made of. Hit me. I dare you."

She took a step toward me and swung at my face. I caught her arm before it hit my face, twisted it behind her turning her back toward me, and took a silver knife from my boot and held it to the front of her neck.

"You really don't want to try that again," I hissed in her ear.

[Apollo]

All of a sudden this girl went from thinking she was amazing, to scared for her life. She started to cry, but since the tears ducts do not work when the vampire is dead, blood is forced to come out. Her other hand was gripping the wood of the bar badly enough to cause splinters under her nails. I put my hand on hers. She looked at my ring and saw what was going on. "Please I-I-I-I didn't kill anyone I swear. I Just got into town, I ran away from home please don't" She kept crying.
"It's ok, we won't kill you." I looked over at Rosaline to make sure she knew we would let her go. "We just want to know what you know, to see if there's anyhting about whats going on here we should know about." I said, trying to be soothing. I looked up, the bartender was looking away, not wanting any part in this.

[Aphrodite]

I looked into Sam's eyes and nodded in agreement, making sure he knew I would let her go.

"Now all you have to do is answer my partners questions and I'll let you go. Okay?"

She gave a slow nod and I loosened my grip on her wrist a bit, but still held it behind her back.

[Apollo]

I chuckled inside at the thought of being called partner but I kept a straight face and looked her in the eyes. "Have you heard what's been going on here in this town and the surrounding areas?" I asked. I felt her skin warm slightly under my hand. I had learned if a vampire becomes warm they are either uncomfortable with what they are saying or are hungry, or sadly it could be both. But she had just been drinking, can't be she's hungry then, I thought to myself. My other hand took its place, the silver start to his as it touched her skin. "Why are you lying to me?" Or better yet. . ." I said, I took off my ring, placed it on her hand and applied a little amount of pressure, she started to whimper from it. "Why run away to a place where you knew there was danger?" I questioned. I looked at her straight on, unblinking.
She squirmed under my hand from the silver and my gaze. "Be. . .because I knew they'd never look in a bar, in a town where something was killing like crazy." She tried to move away but she still was warm.
"Try again please." I said and added a bit more pressure.
She screamed a bit from it but bit her lip, and I watched blood run down her chin.
"I didn't know about it 'till I got here!" She quickly spit out. As her hand became colder again I let up on the ring.
"Good, you tell me the truth and it goes away OK?" She nodded but couldn't look me in the eyes.
"Last thing, why not move away when you heard?"
"Heard what.?"
"About what happened to the vampire."
Her eyes went wide and she went all the way cold. "No it couldn't have."
I nodded and let go. "I'm sorry about that but it was the only way to get it out, I'd suggest leaving at nightfall." She nodded and quickly left the bar.
Now the bartender. . .

[Aphrodite]

I stared at Sam in amazement. He was so calm about the whole thing. I would never have been able to do that. It was insane. And a little hot too.

I turned to look into his eyes. There was something there. I just couldn't tell what it was.

"Now what?"

[Apollo]

I moved my head towards the man behind the bar. "He'll have heard a lot." I said.
I started to walk to the other end of the bar but stopped. "I'm sorry you had to see that." I put my head down. "When you're trained as a hunter. . .They tell you everythiing is evil." I started to pick at my thumb nail. "I know that's not true. It's when I trust some one and they lie to me, it's when that happens that I lose my consience." I sigh. "Each hunter has their own way of dealing with what they do. I know one, he does it because his wife was killed by a demon. My brother's never told me theirs." I shook my head and cleared my throat. "Sorry. Off on a tangent." I motioned her to go first.
Why. . .why did I mention all of that?

[Aphrodite]

I walked by him and stopped. Turning around I try to catch his eye. I can feel the pain and embarassment inside him. I take a step toward him and stop. What am I doing?

I take a couple more steps toward him and throw my arms around him. It feels foreign to me, but it also feels right. Like I'm supposed to be doing this every time he's upset or hurt.

What's going on with me? I can't do this. He's human. I can get into so much trouble.

[Apollo]

I buried my face in her shoulder, closing my eyes I found comfort in a way I hadn't in years. I could smell her hair, and noticed my hand had grabbed a handful. It was at the moment I opened my eyes again I realized where we were, who I was holding onto. My body said yes, my heart said yes. . . but my head thought Get the F&*K away fromher she don't want you that close you idiot! I dropped my arms and backed up a step. I breathed out once. I tried to speak next and couldn't find a way to decribe what had happened and I figured she shouldn't know how I felt. I cleared my throat and said. "I'll. . . Think I'll talk to the bartender." I walked off with a red face and wishing. . .no praying. . . to god that if he knew what he was doing that it would work between us or not at all, not this seeming-to-be-inbetween.

[Aphrodite]

I watched him walk away and tears welled in my eyes. I didn't want him to leave. I wanted to stay in his arms forever. But a part of me felt like he didn't want that. That he didn't want me.

I waited for him in the corner, thinking of everything that was going on inside me.

For once in my life everything was falling in place instead of apart. This one thing I wanted more than anything.

I just wish I knew how he felt.

[Apollo]

My heart was still pounding. When I got to where the bartender was he pointed out back and said "Out back of this place and slightly west about a mile, you'll find the spot where the vampire was killed. Trust me when I say you'll know it when you see it." I stopped in my walk. Shrugged, thanked him and I started heading behind the bar.