Vulture
"Mina, you have a guest!" Vikas called through the house and Mina bolted from her room. Once she was down the stairs she was engulfed in Jonathan's warm arms.
When they parted the Siberian let out a booming laugh. "Since when did this young man come into your life, Lubov?"
Mina blushed a deep red and Jonathan wrapped an arm around her waist. "Since last year." He answered for her and held out a hand to shake Vikas's. "I'm Jon Turpin." Vikas inspected him as he took the hand. Mina shifted as she realized he was noticing the opposing blend that the couple made. While she wore a simple black dress with thigh-high stockings and boots, drenched in black from head to toe...Her boyfriend was a glowing burst of white upon blue. "You're not Otis...?"
"No, this is Vikas." She corrected him. "He is the president of the Siberian Council. He taught me how to survive as a vampire."
"Lubov...?" Vikas started in confusion and Mina quickly amended.
"Oh, sorry! He is my drudge." The man visibly relaxed and nodded. "Well I'm going to the Crypt...I have a show tonight." She started toward the door. Jon opened it for her and went out to start his car, but Mina was held back by Vikas's strong hold.
"Is he some sort of doppelganger?" Vikas asked and Mina laughed openly.
"Certainly seems like it, doesn't it?" She smiled after the white haired boy. "He is a reincarnation...like me. Of my husband no less!" Vikas seemed to let it drop and released her. She lifted herself off the floor to hover above the ground enough to press a kiss to Vikas's cheek. When she landed she called behind her. "I won't be home too late!"
When the vampire and drudge were driving along the streets toward Stokerton, they started talking animatedly of their day and what they had encountered. As the drive went on the conversation flowed to their upcoming performance and what songs they each wanted to sing. One thing Mina liked about their band, Suck My Life, was that they rehearsed songs so often that they never really had to have a set plan of what songs they would perform each night.
"Anything you want to sing first?" Jonathan asked her and Mina's smile faded.
"Yeah...How about Fixed At Zero?" Jonathan glanced away from the road at her. When she didn't respond he questioned her.
"Any particular reason?" She looked up, as if she had just been shaken from a deep thought.
"Well, I've been a little upset at Casimir lately...Thought I should let him know why." It wasn't long after she had said it that Jonathan asked her about it. With a reluctant start she told him all about how she met Dorian. Even going into details about exactly what the powerful vampire had said to her.
Jonathan listened intently just as he always had done. Never had Mina been turned down by Jonathan, even before they dated. He always listened and watched, and understood what she said sometimes before she even said it. And after she was done he always knew how to help her through it. How to celebrate a victory, calm a rage, comfort a pain...He cured all.
"So you're hurt that he kept all this from you?" Jonathan asked and Mina nodded softly. They had just entered Stokerton as she finished her tale and were drawing closer to the club.
"Of course. I listened and trusted every word he said. I honestly thought he told me everything he knew about Dracula, and he even told me that he did. But now I see he kept this huge piece of information from me...And that information has to do heavily with me. Why would he keep it from me?"
"He only wishes to protect you." Jonathan explained and Mina sighed openly.
"Lie to me about myself, Jonathan?" She faced him, the level of emotion in her voice showed that this had been bothering her. "From Murray's journal I've learned that Dracula influenced her life a lot more than it does mine...And everyone keeps telling me it will get worse. What if..." She drifted off to regain her thoughts. "What if something bad happens? Am I protected then?"
