Fic: Choices 6

[wicciangirl]

Title: Choices

Rating: NC-17

Summary: The first time they met Kris knew Adam was different to everyone else, he just never realised how different.

Genre: AU

Disclaimer: I know none of these people, nor do I own them, they own themselves. This story is completely fictional.


Previous Parts

Part 6

As they walked out to the hospital Kris said, “I'll call the studio and let them know we’re going to be late that way you can eat somewhere private.”

Adam reassured, “I'll be okay until after rehearsals. I want to do this right, Kris. I want us to be somewhere comfortable and safe when I drink from you.”

Kris nodded in acceptance, still worried about Adam’s sickly look but knowing the vampire wouldn’t be swayed. Kris could see Adam falling into the darkness of death’s embrace with every minute he went without blood.

As they were hailing a taxi Kris felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, taking it out, he saw a text message from Alison. Opening it, he was surprised to read that the rehearsals were cancelled.

“Alison said rehearsals are cancelled but we have to be there at six tomorrow morning instead.”

Adam nodded in understanding, knowing that everyone would find the early start difficult. He had never found it a problem since vampires didn’t need to sleep much, he could easily cope with just three hours sleep if he was healthy. Sick vampires tended to sleep more, typically seven hours a night.

*******

Now they were in their bedroom, safely away from prying eyes and ears Kris knew it was time to get started. He had noticed on the short drive from the hospital to the idol house, Adam had started to go pale and slightly absent minded. To Kris it meant that they didn’t have long to at least start the process of getting Adam healthy again, while as healthy as a vampire could be anyway.

“So how do we do this?” Kris asked earnestly.

“Are you sure about this, really sure?”

Kris glared at Adam, annoyed that the vampire still doubted his word, he wouldn’t get Adam’s hopes up if he wasn’t 100% sure he could follow it through. Grabbing a piece of paper from the bedside table, Kris quickly scrawled on it ‘Do Not Disturb’ before affixing it to the outside of the door. The idea for the paper signs was first proposed Anoop shortly after the group moved into the house, and knowing how claustrophobic it could become, everyone had swiftly agreed. The paper signs were law in the house and those who disregarded them were ignored until they apologised.

“Now we won’t be disturbed, so I guess my neck would best, good blood supply, right?”

Adam nodded saying quickly, “Yeah but if you’re not comfortable with that, it’s fine.”

“Why wouldn’t I be comfortable?” Kris asked confused.

“Some don’t feel safe having a vampire that close to a major artery.”

“I trust you, Adam. So what will it feel like?”

Adam shrugged admitting, “It won’t hurt you. The way it feels when you given informed consent differs from person to person. The most common reaction is having a feeling of complete peace; second, there’s a brief kind of connection created between donor and vampire. It doesn’t harm anyone just let’s you know how you are both feeling. The rare effect is the thing the myths get right; occasionally it can create a need for the donor and vampire to be together. It can’t make you sexually attracted to each other. It’s more a spiritual thing; it is like finding the one person who makes you feel protected, content, loved, and needed. ”

Smiling reassuringly Kris said seriously, “Right, they all sound just fine with me.”

“Neck it is then! Just sit down on the bed,” Adam said with a smile.

Kris smiled reassuringly at Adam, knowing that for some bizarre reason the vampire was uncomfortable. Getting onto the bed, Kris grabbed Adam’s hand and pulled him closer, until they were sitting side by side.

Kris bared his neck, his breathing remaining steady as Adam bent down slightly, one hand moving to the back of the man’s neck. As sharp teeth broke through his skin as though it were tissue paper, Kris let out a small sigh of relief. He had worried that Adam wouldn’t actually follow through. As blood was gently sucked from his neck and into Adam, Kris’ felt as if it was right, as if his whole life had been leading up to this moment. He wasn’t scared, for all that, Adam was a vampire, an elite predator, and Kris knew he was safe. Adam would never hurt him as proven by the vampire’s willingness to die rather than feed on him.

Adam removed his teeth from Kris’s ever so beautiful neck and gently licked the lightly bleeding wound, watching as the skin closed. He couldn’t help but grin as Kris smiled up at him with accomplishment, joy, and pride in his eyes. Before Adam could say anything, he was gently pulled down onto the bed as Kris lay down.

“Are you feeling okay?” Adam asked gently.

“Yeah, just a little sleepy,” Kris said with a smile.

Adam reassured, “That’s perfectly normal, just rest for a minute.”

“Okay but you have to stay with me. I don’t like it when I can’t see you. Just don’t leave, promise me Adam.”

Looking at Kris’s pout, Adam mentally cursed, it was typical of his luck that Kris would be one of the rare cases. He truly loved the man but Adam knew he was going to go insane if Kris was at his side all the time. He already found it difficult to be around Kris without acting on his attraction.

Adam crooned gently, “Kris, don’t worry that’s just a side effect of my feeding. Just go to sleep and you’ll feel better when you wake up. I'm not going anywhere.”

His tiredness loosening his normally amazing ability to censor his every word Kris said, “It’s not. I always feel like this. I wish you loved me, we would be amazing together. I need to talk to Katy and my parents because I don’t think Katy and I should be together.”

Adam closed his eyes, determined to ignore his instincts demanding that he tell Kris how much he wanted to spend forever with him. Kris would never want to be doomed to his existence, watching those he loved die. Adam stilled as Kris moved closer to him, head coming to rest on Adam’s chest.

Adam felt content for the first time in decades, all it took was Kris’s complete acceptance. He was amazed by Kris’s willingness to let down his guard around him. How he yearned for them to truly be together but he had learnt a long time ago that love was as much pain, despair and misery as it was pleasure, hope, and happiness. Hearing his phone ringing across the room, Adam smoothly got out of bed, smiling at Kris’s moan of loss.

Adam whispered, “I'll be back soon, just close your eyes.”

Picking up his phone Adam saw it was Simon calling and quickly accepted the call saying, “Hey, bro. What’s up?”

“You sound good, happy even. What’s happened, Adam? Are you still in control?”

“Kris offered to become my donor, he is just so accepting, and it’s amazing. He actually chided me for asking if he was sure about doing it.”

“Good, you need someone to stop you from being fatally stubborn. Is Kris there now?”

“Yeah,” Adam said confused as to why it mattered.

Simon said firmly, “Good, you might need him. Adam, just stay calm until I’ve finished talking and then you can have your hissy fit.”

“I don’t have hissy fits!” Adam protested.

Simon admonished, “Quiet, little brother. I know you told me not to because they are your friends but I’ve been looking into the pasts of people around you. I had to call in a lot of favours but I have found someone connected to our world. Matt Giraud had a friend who was a donor for one of the Traditionalist clans and when she tried to leave, they butchered her and Matt found her body. Given his past and that he made sure to get you into a car alone, it looks like he’s the one who tried to kill you.”

Shocked Adam whispered, “Are you sure about Matt?”

Simon said regretfully, “Yes but I don’t know how he managed to get the driver onside. We need to get him alone and get some answers. It feels bigger than a human with a grudge so just be careful and that goes for Kris.”

Adam nodded saying coldly, “No one is getting to Kris.”

Simon smoothly replied, “Just remember, you have to be in one piece to keep Kris safe. We’re going to grab Matt tonight. You can meet us at 01:00 in Ethan’s old warehouse. There’s plenty of room and no one to get worried when he starts yelling.”

“See you later then,” Adam said with a grin, waiting for his brother to hang up before he ended the call.

Adam turned to find Kris hugging his pillow and with a grin, he jumped back into bed, adoring the way Kris moved into his arms. He would take advantage of having Kris close, of feeling the man’s weight on his chest and the musky scent of Kris filling his senses. Perhaps it would help quench his urge to have Kris lying underneath him, whimpering in pleasure as their bodies made love,

*******

Waking up Kris smiled as he realised he was still half on top of Adam, his head resting on Adam’s pale chest and his arm possessively around the vampire’s waist. He stayed still, feeling as though his life was perfect, as if nothing in the world existed but the two of them. The heat from Adam’s body reminded Kris that he had at least four questions to ask Adam about vampires, some of which were a little private. As Adam opened his eyes, Kris looked up into his face and though yet again how amazing Adam was in every way. Looking at the clock on the bedside table, Kris saw that it was now 18:30 and he was surprised no one had been in to disturb them regardless of the sign system.

“Hey Kris,” Adam said happily, making the man jump.

“Hey,” Kris replied, not moving from his comfortable position.

“Are you going to move?” Adam asked casually.

Smiling at Adam’s calm question Kris answered, “Not right now. At least here, I can be as tactile as I want and do not have to put up with scowls from people who don’t understand. Can I ask you a few questions about vampires? If they get too invasive just tell me to get lost.”

At Adam’s nod of acceptance, Kris asked excitedly, “Do all vampires have green eyes? Why don’t you feel cold? Does magic exist? Does being turned affect a vampire’s sexual orientation? Do some vampires really sleep in coffins? How come you still eat human food?”

Deciding it was best to answer the questions in order Adam said, “All vampires have green eyes when their fangs descend, which a vampire can mostly control. A vampire’s eyes can glow brightly depending upon the age and control of their emotions. A vampire’s fangs always come out when they are feeding, having sex with their mate or very angry the last one can be avoided if the vampire has enough control. A vampire’s eyes change to amber if they are very angry and manage to stop their fangs from coming out. ”

Once he was satisfied, Kris had digested the information Adam continued, “The blood I drink keeps me warm and magic exists but I don’t know anyone who uses magic. Despite what the books might say, a vampire’s sexual orientation doesn’t change on turning nor do most us go around seducing everyone we’re attracted to. I’ve never heard of any vampire sleeping in a coffin, it sounds uncomfortable. I eat human food because I’d stick out like a sore thumb otherwise and well...I like the taste of it.”

“Cool. How big is your clan?”

Thinking of his family Adam smiled fondly answering, “There are sixteen of us, three of whom married into the clan. My father is Paul, who I mentioned to you and my mother is Allura. I have four older sisters; you already know about my eldest sister Katarina, she committed suicide in 1959 after her wife died in a car accident. My sister Lauren is married to a lawyer called Travis. Ella is getting engaged to Eli so long as Paul approves of the match. Stacey is married to Jessie Baker. My oldest brother Simon is married to Mia. My other brothers are Ethan, Elijah, and Oliver. My younger sister, Sandra is single and loving it, she declared years ago that she never wants to get married and the baby of the family is Louise. The ages of my siblings and I vary from 450 to 85. A vampire isn’t considered to be an adult until their hundredth birthday.”

Kris groaned, “That’s a big family. We better get up.”

Adam asked delicately, “Er...are you still feeling like you need us to stay together?”

“Yeah. We’re together most of the time, it’s not like people will notice.”

Adam had to admit that Kris had a point, the problem being that meant he would have to take Kris to the warehouse. He wasn’t sure if he wanted the man to see Matt being questioned since it would probably be a little unpleasant. Kris rolled away from Adam, remaining on the bed and facing him with his head propped up on one arm. Seeing Kris was comfortable Adam decided it was time to talk about Matt.

Adam calmly stated, “I’ve got to meet up with my brothers and sisters tonight about the car crash. We’ve found someone who caused the crash in the hope of killing me.”

“Who was it?” Kris said an angry gleam in his eyes, he just hoped there was some of the scum left for him after Adam’s family were done.

Adam sadly admitted, “The evidence points to Matt. I don’t know why exactly and we are going to ask him about it when he’s brought to an old warehouse to answer a few questions.”

Grabbing Adam into a tight protective embrace Kris said, “I won’t let that deranged bastard anywhere near you. I mean it, Adam. They better leave a piece of Matt for me, I'm going to make him rue the day he decided to lay a hand on the most amazing person I’ve ever met.”

“Thanks. Kris, this is not going to be very nice to watch. We can be pretty brutal when we want to be.”

Kris insisted, “I'm going with you and he deserves everything he gets. He tried to kill you and it’s not like our justice system can deal with this. It would mean exposure for your world.”

Adam relented, “Okay. Now we need to get out and say hello to our housemates before they decided to break the door down.”

Standing Kris sighed in agreement, taking a deep breath to help him keep in control of his emotions. No matter how much he wanted to rip Matt to pieces for trying to kill his Adam, he had to pretend everything was normal and that he was concerned for the scum.

Quickly making themselves presentable, so it wasn’t obvious that they had been in bed, the pair walked out of the bedroom. Exchanging quick smiles before heading upstairs, as soon as they stepped into the kitchen Alison bounded over and tightly hugged Adam.

“I'm so happy you’re okay. I was really worried. You are feeling okay, right?”

“I'm good Ally, I just needed to have a little sleep after coming home.”

“Good. I’ve made you dinner, I was going to call you.”

“Thanks and I wouldn’t have minded.” Adam said with a grin, following the girl to the table and sitting down.

Adam thought it was adorable that the girl was looking out for him so much, Alison seemed to have the mothering skill down pat, he couldn’t wait to see what she was like if she did have children.

The rest of the contestants appeared as if out of nowhere and sat down at the table, as if they had been waiting for Adam and Kris to join them. Everyone loaded up their plates, passing the dishes around until everyone was satisfied. For a few minutes, everyone was silent whilst they ate then as if on cue Danny and Alison started talking.

Alison asked, “So does anyone know how Matt is?”

Adam nodded, “He’s okay. The pin in his leg went okay and he should be out tomorrow. He was just being kept in for observation really.”

“Are you going to be excused from singing this week?” Danny asked quickly.

Adam shrugged, “I don’t see why, I've just missed out on the rehearsals for the group number. I already know my song. Matt should be okay as well, there is no reason why a broken leg would stop you performing.”

Kris’ phone rang breaking the conversation and with an apologetic smile, he looked down at the phone to find it was Katy calling. For a second, he was angry at the call interrupting his time with Adam, immediately after he felt guilty. It wasn’t her fault that he wanted to be with Adam. He couldn’t cheat on her, he couldn’t go on pretending that everything was rosy between them when Adam was all he could see, Adam was the one he wanted to be with for as long as he lived. He just wished that Adam loved him but even though his love was unrequited, Kris would still have to end things between him and Katy, he couldn’t prolong the charade because it wouldn’t only cause more pain in the end.

Moving away from the table, Kris walked out into the hall knowing he had to make the call quick.

Wanting, needing to be back with Adam soon, Kris curtly, “Hello.”

“Kris, is everything okay?”

Smiling Kris said honestly, “Yeah. It’s great, Adam is out of hospital. How are you?”

“I'm good, missing you of course.”

“Katy, we really need to talk. Can I phone you later?”

Worried that Kris hasn’t said he missed her Katy said carefully, “Yeah. What time?”

“Around ten, if that’s alright?”

“Sure it is. Speak to you later,” Katy said seriously, ending the phone call and knowing she wasn’t going to like what Kris would say to her later.

Walking back into the room Kris was just in time to hear Alison make their plans for the rest of the evening. Kris knew Adam would agree to them even if no one else did, the girl had terrible puppy eyes.

“Anyone in the mood to watch a film? I’ve got Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Blood and Chocolate, Children of Men and Evolution.”

Danny asked, “What’s Blood and Chocolate about?”

“You’ll just have to wait and see!” Alison said with a grin.

Kris concluded, “So it’s Blood and Chocolate?”

“Yep. Come on,” Alison said excitedly.

Everyone trooped into the lounge to watch the film, Kris sitting one side of Adam with Alison sitting on the other side. Kris’s legs were pressed up against Adam’s as they settled in, he ignored Danny’s frown since the man never approved of him and Adam being close.

*******

As the film credits sprawled across the screen, Kris patted Adam’s knee to indicate that he needed to get up. He smiled when Adam winked at him before yawning loudly.

“I'm going to bed,” Adam said with a smile.

Alison asked concerned, “It’s only 21:00, are you sure?”

Adam nodded saying, “Yeah. It’s surprising how lying around hospital can make you tired.”

“I'll see you tomorrow then. Did you know the rehearsals are starting at five tomorrow morning?”

At Adam’s nod, Kris stood up eager to make his excuses so that he could go downstairs with Adam where he could freely lie down with his head on Adam’s shoulder. Of course, he had to have an uncomfortable conversation with Katy. He just hoped it wouldn’t get loud because he didn’t want to worry Adam.

Kris said, “I’ve got to call Katy so I'm going to do that and go straight to bed.”

Once back in their room, their pair fell into their normal night time routine with Adam heading to the bathroom first for thirty minute pre-bed routine. Once Adam had disappeared into the bedroom, Kris took his phone out of his pocket and dialled Katy’s number.

“Katy, I need to tell you something really difficult.” Kris said sitting down on the bed.

“What is it?” Katy asked, fear in her voice.

Kris swallowed saying seriously, “I don’t think we should be together anymore.”

“Who’s the woman you’re sleeping with?” Katy said sadly.

“Katy, there’s no woman.”

Hearing the truth in her husband’s voice “It’s Adam, isn’t it?”

“What? No, I'm not sleeping with Adam.”

Katy said candidly, “You’re in love with him though. I guess I should have known, you’re always touching him and you gave him that smile. The smile you used to give me, the smile I haven’t seen since you’ve been living in that house.”

“I'm sorry, Katy.”

Holding back her tears Katy whispered, “So am I. Kris, I'll keep quiet until after the show. Kris, I don’t want to see you for while, I'll appear at the public things, but that’s it.”

“Okay. Goodbye,” Kris said softly before ending the call.

Walking into the bedroom, Adam noticed the tears in Kris’s eyes and debated whether to go over. Finally, his concern and love for Kris won out and he walked over to the bed and sat down next to the man.

Putting an arm around the man Adam said softly, “Are you okay, baby?”

Leaning into Adam’s embrace, Kris let his head fall onto the vampire’s head saying, “Not really. I just told Katy that we shouldn’t be together. I'm not in love with her enough.”

“Oh. Anything I can do to help?” Adam asked his mind reeling since Kris thought his love wasn’t returned and he still broke up with his with wife.

“No, just be here.” Kris said gently, loving the feel of Adam’s arms around him and wishing Adam could love him.

Adam vowed, “I'm not going to leave.”

*******

Kris smiled reassuringly at Adam as the pair walked inside the dilapidated warehouse, noticing how the dust flew around as they walked towards the stairs. Kris was relieved that Adam had insisted on holding his hand as they walked through the building because he had no idea how he would have managed to avoid breaking a bone otherwise.

As they stepped onto the top floor Kris froze at the sight of Matt trussed up like a bizarre present. He couldn’t help the surge of anger as he looked at the man whose eyes begged for help. The man didn’t deserve help since he had brutally tried to kill Adam and then had to nerve to act as if he was a concerned friend.

Seeing the eight other people standing around the room, three directly behind Matt, and one at each side, Kris could only assume they were Adam’s family. Kris noticed they were all studying him, Kris was sure it was to determine if he was going to be able to keep quiet as Matt was dealt with.

Adam let go of Kris’s hand and stalked over to the man he had once called friend whose person. Removing the gag from Matt’s mouth, Adam looked at the man, surprised by the hate and disgust in his eyes. Seeing Matt was looking over at Kris, the vampire growled lowly.

Adam snarled, “You do not look at Kris, you do not talk to Kris. You do that again and I'm going to rip those eyes from your head.”

Matt said angrily, “Fuck off, you bastard. You do not control him or me.”

Adam smiled coldly, “We know you tried to kill me. Now, Matt, we can make this easy or difficult. If you cooperate I won’t let my family tear you to pieces.”

“Kill me if you want but you’ll still end up in pieces as you should be.”

At that snarled response, Kris quickly ran across the room and punched Matt in the face, smiling at the sound of the man’s nose cracking. Kris couldn’t stand by and watch the cruel, cold, coward attack Adam. Adam quickly pulled Kris back, not wanting the man to get so worked up that he did something he would regret.

“Matt, I know Kim was murdered by a clan but that is not something we condone. We do not kill anyone unless we can avoid it.”

Two hours later Matt had various cuts and bruises across his body as Adam’s siblings dealt with the man. Adam and Kris did not take part in the brutal questioning, sitting on one of the many sofas, talking in hushed tones as they waited for Matt to say something useful.

Deciding it was time to bring out the big guns, Simon put up his hand, and the swarm of vampires moved back, circling their prey knowing that he would break eventually. Fangs descending, Simon grabbed Matt’s head and pulled it back, ignoring the hiss of pain. Simon moved forward and forcefully bit into Matt’s neck, hearing the man scream out in agony, it wasn’t something he liked doing but 9 out of ten times it convinced people to cooperate.

Matt begged, “STOP, please! It was ordered by Lady Morgan and I don’t know why.”

As soon as Matt started talking, Simon quickly sealed the wound but stayed behind the chair in case the man he did something stupid or didn’t spill everything he knew.

Across the room Kris asked, “Adam, why did Simon’s bite hurt Matt?”

“We can a bite painful if we want to, it’s just a matter of practice and technique,” Adam stated calmly.

“Lady Morgan. Why would she try and kill you?” Simon wondered aloud.

Lauren said in incredulously, “No way...she can’t be that petty.”

Adam frowned, “Are you talking about Donald?”

Lauren nodded saying, “Yeah.”

“It was over fifty years ago. She can’t still be upset because I turned down her son!” Adam said in shock.

“Why else would she want you dead?” Ethan said wryly.

“True,” Adam said with a shrug.

“So does it help to know she’s behind it?” Kris asked confused.

Adam shrugged, “Kinda. We need some real evidence against her because she’s fairly high in the court. She won’t give up easily, so I'll have to be on my guard for a while.”

“She’s not going to get to you, Rock star. I'll get in touch with Lai and see if she can help.” Lauren said referring to the scullery maid in Morgan’s household.

Adam nodded saying, “Okay. Take Matt back to the hospital and I'll catch up with you later. Come on, Kris. We better get back and ready for rehearsals.”

Reaching for Kris’s hand, Adam waved a quick goodbye to his family before heading out the warehouse, feeling a little guilty that Kris had to watch Matt’s interrogation. He was surprised at how calm Kris had been, not making any moves to stop anything, just occasionally flinching when Matt’s screams got loud.

End Part 6