My Immortal (Private)

Damian looked towards where Annika was pointing and was racing towards the house as he saw what was happening.

Annika, don't mind the mutt... take the girl and run. You have to get her to my grandfather. If it's what I fear... we don't have much time! he said. I'll catch up.

With that Damian burst through the door like a dervish, tackling Jonas away from the prone Raine.

"Annika, go!" he yelled, pinning the surprised (for now) werewolf under him. "Before it's too late!"

He then hissed in Jonas' face, fangs bared.

Damian snarled, red bleeding into his green irises.

"Who I am is not important, mutt! What I have to say, however is!" he growled. "That girl is in danger from more than you know. We have reason to believe the coven the vampire who turned her is from will try to finish her off tonight whilst she's still weak from the transformation. I'm sure you'll realize this will mean more trouble for your hunters and ours since they will not pass up the opportunity to feed on humans."

Damian pressed his knee harder into the wolf's chest, in part to ensure he didn't try anything.

"The other problem is that Raine seems to be suffering from some kind of reaction... it could be from the venom itself, which is rare, but not impossible... or it could be vervain, which this particular coven has built a resistance to." he said. "Either way... there's only one person who can save her... and he's not your kind."

Damian reluctantly got off Jonas, knowing he was putting himself at risk, since the werewolf had the stamina and power, where as Damian had the agility and speed.

"I always said I'd die before asking for help from a mutt..." he said quietly. "But Annika and I can't protect her alone..."

Five vampires raced towards Annika and Raine from different directions, hemming the two females in and trying to cut off their escape.

Damian smiled slightly as he nodded.

"Well, that makes two of us." he said.

Damian tilted his head as if listening to something as he tuned in to the five vampires closing in on Annika and Raine.

"There are 5 vampires who have Annika and Raine cornered! We need to get going!" Damian turned to Jonas and smirked. "Think you can keep up, mutt?"

Smirking, Damian raced after Jonas, easily overtaking the werewolf. He pulled out a dagger decapitating one vampire, before throwing it into the chest of another. He glanced at Raine and felt fear spike his stomach. They were running out of time!

"Annika! You're the fastest! Run! And don't look back!" he said snarling at the three remaining vampires. "The mutt and I will take care of these guys!"

One of the vampires smirked.

"You Grimaldis... always so self-assured... there are more of us on the way." he spat. "Do you think you really stand a chance!?"

Hearing Annika's panicked tone, Caius closed his eyes and shadow travelled from his study to the entrance, where Annika was barely keeping herself and a deathly white Raine upright.

Caius took hold of Raine as some other vampires, who had seen Annika running like a slough of Slayers were on her tail, came to help, one lending Annika a hand so that she didn't fall.

"What happened?" Caius asked, looking down at Raine, who he saw was indeed Liza's double. "Is this the girl?"

Closing his eyes Caius could sense her life force ebbing. This wasn't a normal transformation. Opening his eyes, Caius slit his right wrist with one of his nails and poured some of his blood into Raine's mouth.

"Come on girl... drink." he muttered as the other vampires fussed around.

His blood wouldn't keep the girl alive for long, but it would buy them time... and perhaps help them save her life.

Damian attacked another vampire before he could jump Jonas, then turned to the last one, barely more than a boy. Damian was about to attack when he suddenly leapt back again, a dagger embedded in the ground where he had been not a moment before. It would seem the re-enforcements the leader spoke of had arrived.

Damian hissed loudly as he watched the approaching vampires warily.

Dammit...looks like we're surrounded, mutt. he told Jonas. Whatever you do, don't let any of these disgraces to the name vampire bite you. They've developed an immunity to vervain, so they lace their fangs with it... but I wouldn't put it past them for a few of them to have done the same with wolfsbane.

Caius smiled slightly as he saw Raine opening her mouth and some of his blood trickled into her mouth. His expression darkened as he listened to Annika.

"The Gregori Coven will pay for this." he snarled.

Caius quickly issued orders for vampires to back Damian up, while others were ordered to secure the Coven Hall. Caius then turned to Annika.

"The vampire's fangs were laced with vervain... I can smell it on the girl's breath." he told her. "She needs human blood... or as close to it as we can give her... she needs the blood of a Daywalker."

He looked at Annika.

"Unfortunately, there's only one of those in our coven at this moment." he told her. "Go get my grandson. If he fights you, tell him he will be wasting the life he spared."

One of the Gregori vampires stepped closer.

"Well, well... if it isn't the Daywalker." he sneered. "Buddying up to dogs now are you?"

Damian snarled, baring his fangs.

"What I do has nothing to do with a fangless slug like you!" He snarled back. "Besides... after what one of you Gregori's did to that poor girl, I'm starting to wonder who's the dog in the tale."

With that the vampire lunged at Damian. Other vampires followed suite, trying to attack Jonas and Damian, and Damian seemed to disappear under a sea of vampires.

Caius carried Raine back to his study and okaced her on his own bned.

""Hang on girl. he said softly. "Help will be here soon... hopefully."