The Return (Finished)

[Chloe/Kat]

Chloe was exhausted after her training with Argus and all she wanted to do was sleep. Thanks to her connections with Amoura and the gang Chloe was able to get a vacant lot that allowed her some much needed alone time and a chance to restore what little of a life she had remaining. The vampiress collapsed on her bed and slipped underneath the covers, squeezing the pillow tightly and closing her eyes wishing she could just curl up in this bed forever. But alas she couldn't. Chloe had too many reasons to get up out of bed to stay. The training, her new found friends, defending Hallowton, the various threats of Jherra, Argus. Her mind floated away to Argus. Smiling in her sleep as she thought of him. Chloe had been using him as a means to fight off the nightmares by having her mind focus only on good thoughts of him. For the most part it worked, for the most part.

[Dianne]

She never learned to mind her surroundings.

Dianne sat over in the corner of the room waiting on Chloe to return, rocking the old rocking chair to make her presence known as her hands were in front of her face, fingers spread out and pressed together where she sat. No doubt Chloe would be furious at the sight of her for leaving so abruptly but Dianne didn't seem very concerned about this. Even though she failed to be within the vampiress' sight Dianne was always watching, feeling what Chloe feels thanks to their connection through blood. Seeing that the unbeating heart of Chloe had replaced her with another, one whose unbeating heart also ached for another. What an interesting love triangle this would become, love square if one wanted to count the unaccounted for. As the creaks of the chair made their way to Chloe's ears Dianne finally spoke, "Hello, Chloe."

[Chloe/Kat]

Chloe eyes came right open, her body sat straight up like she just had a really bad dream. Chloe's head turned, eyes narrowed, her hand grabbing Dianne by the throat and pulling her out of that chair and pushed her against the wall, moving at a speed that even Chloe herself couldn't track. In no time at all she was out of bed holding this woman against her will, squeezing her wrist with all of her strength as blue eyes quickly became red and burned with hot flaring rage. "You dare show your face here!? You dare come back after what you've done!?" Chloe bared her fangs, so tempted to just sink her teeth into the opposing vampiress neck and rid her body of life before she had a chance to break her heart again. But she wanted to hear her beg first.

[Dianne]

"Chloe, you're hurting me," Dianne suddenly smiled towards the vampire at just how much strength she's received since their last encounter, "I like that." Proving Chloe still had a long way to go Dianne easily over powered her, slamming her against the nearby bed and pinning her arms against the mattress, straddling her as her hands moved over to Chloe's shoulders. How easily she could take her as the vampire that raped and killed her did but Dianne wouldn't sink that low. "You've shown great progress in my absence. Tell me, Chloe, what is it about them that makes you try harder? Their experience or is it the body of one of them in particular?"

[Chloe/Kat]

"Fuck you!" Chloe kicked Dianne off of her by using her knees that lied beneath the vampiress, after which she would jump up to her feet and glare darts into the figure of the raven haired female who decided to abandon her in her greatest hour of need. "They didn't abandon me! They didn't make promises then go back on their word! I've learned more from them in ten seconds than I have ten hours with you! Even though I don't deserve their kindness that is all they've offered me! All I've ever gotten from you were broken promises and a broken heart!"

[Dianne]

Dianne grunted at the kick while falling down against the ground. She stood up just in time to hear Chloe's sob story, chuckling while now circling the younger vampire. Calm blue eyes looking towards the violent red ones that thirst for blood and she probably did so quite intensely. "When was the last time you drank from the vein? Or did they teach you that was wrong too?" Dianne moved to the opposite side of the room, giving her enough distance to react even with how great Chloe speed has become in the time they've spent apart. "I taught you how to be a creature of the night. How to hunt your prey and take what is required of them. They have denied you the thrill of the hunt and now look at you. You're no better than a neutered animal."

[Chloe/Kat]

"How about I drink from yours?" Chloe bent down, grabbed the bed from underneath and then ripped it off the floor tossing it aside like a rag doll so there was no longer anything blocking her path to Dianne. With one simple showcase of strength Chloe transformed this room into a battleground for the two. Not afraid of the fact Dianne was older, wiser and possibility stronger than her. Chloe would see to Dianne's death if she continued to bash both herself and her new friends. "Better yet how about I feast on the blood from your heart?"

[Dianne]

"Be my guest." Dianne pulled back on the navy blue jacket she had on, exposing both her neck and the black tanktop underneath. Tilting her head to the right she provided Chloe easy access to her neck so she could drink from her. Something Dianne had wanted Chloe to do since drinking her blood. She wanted them to share such a connection, to bring them closer together as both lovers and monsters. "Drink to your heart's content."

[Chloe/Kat]

"Don't tempt me!" It has been a while since she drank directly from the vein. For the past month now Chloe used blood packs and other means to hold back the blood lust and it had worked but now that someone was so close, and so willing, she was tempted. Tempted to start drinking from the source again. A hybrid's blood tasted wonderful, how good would a pure-blooded vampire's blood taste? Chloe grabbed Dianne again and slammed her against the wall in anger. How dare she tempt her like this! How dare she make her want to fall back into her old ways and undo all the hard work she has accomplished here. "DON'T TEMPT ME!"

[Dianne]

"We're vampires, Chloe. Drinking blood is what we do. It's who we are! You can try to play the pretty little girl scout but you know as well as I that whether it's in a pack or from the vein it's all the same." Dianne made no move to overpower Chloe this time. Instead she allowed the vampire to feel that she was in control. Looking back into those red eyes of hers, finding Chloe to be so beautiful in the midst of her hatred. So breath taking, if she had a breath to take away.

"We hunt, we kill, it's just what we do. I've come to a realization during my absence, while being haunted by those visions. Vampires are inherently evil. We have no moral compass to guide us and we don't need one. Our souls are damned from the moment we're brought into this world. Forget my code of conduct. Chloe, there's nothing like taking a human life. Drinking every last drop of blood until there's nothing left. Don't you miss that? I know how much pleasure human blood used to give you. Any blood in fact." Dianne wrapped a leg around Chloe's waist and turned her head, neck right in Chloe's face, crying out to her. "Drink, Chloe! Make momma proud."

[Chloe/Kat]

Chloe's fangs came dangerously close to Dianne's neck to where she could practically taste the blood pumping through the vein. She remembered her training, she remembered Argus and the control she had taught herself since seeking forgiveness. The vampiress pulled away, resisting the growing urge to drink Dianne's blood, red eyes returning to normal while looking at her former friend and ally with pity. "What's become of you, Dianne? You used to believe in something. Honor, respect, loyalty. Now look at you. You are what I used to be. A junkie. No I will not drink from you and I will not throw everything away because of a realization you had. Now, get the hell out of my house and my life!"

[Dianne]

"We are meant to feast on the blood of man and prey on their fears not act as their pawns!" Dianne spat, disgusted with Chloe for her choice not to drink and acting like any of those qualities should matter in a vampire. In a monster. She pressed herself off the wall and walked right up to Chloe's face, staring her down. Challenging her, looking for any means available to provoke her into doing what deep down she desired to do. Drink. "Do you really think he'll love you?"

[Chloe/Kat]

"Better to be a pawn of the humans than a slave to desire." Chloe pushed Dianne back, showing that she wasn't going to be bullied or even the least bit intimidated by her desperate attempts at provoking her. The pity for the vampiress remained very much present in Chloe's eyes as she spoke. "I loved you. A small part of me still do and always will. It pains me to see you act in this manner. Desperately trying to get a reaction out of me. Has the nightmares really changed you so much?"

[Dianne]

"You give those visions far too much credit, Chloe! I am above their influence! I have already bested them in my mind! They are nothing to me, nothing!" Denial. It lit up in her eyes and set a spark to the rest of her body producing a wildfire. Not wanting to believe the madness from within was caused by the very same visions she believed to be defeated by her. "You're the only weak one here. You're the one who needs people to baby you when it comes to them. Not me!"

[Chloe/Kat]

"Weakness is not being able to admit there's a problem." Chloe had no idea Dianne could be so prideful and stubborn up until now. The vampiress rested both her hands on Dianne's cheeks, looking deeply into her eyes with her own worry filled ones. Chloe hated how she was developing mixed feelings towards Dianne. On one hand, there was the part who loved her ever since their first kiss back at Moon Valley. On the other, there was the part that remembered her betrayal and hated her for it. Which one to listen to? There was a fine line between love and hate and Chloe didn't know which side of the line she wanted to stand on. "Weakness is being too proud to ask for help. You need help, Dianne. Let me help you!"