Underworld: Burnt, Erika/Kraven, PG-13
Title: Burnt
Author: xchristabelx
Fandom: Underworld
Rating: PG-13
Charater(s)/Pairing: Erika/Kraven
Summary: There is always a reason behind the ice.
Warnings: none that I can think of.
Word count: 1326
Notes: Written for 2x5obsessions. The prompt was empty heart
Burnt
“You can go now, Kraven.” Amelia told him in a voice reminiscent of her black satin bed covers.
“Go?” he stuttered, not sure what she meant. “I thought… you said I could come with you.”
“Oh, I did?” Amelia pretended not to remember and laughed cruelly. “How foolish of me to have ever said that. Well, you can not. I have no longer any need for your services.”
“Services?” Kraven could not believe what he was hearing. He had given this woman everything he could, had offered her his heart and she had taken it whole. She possessed him body and soul. “I thought you loved me.” He whispered brokenly on the day she left, left with his heart leaving him empty and cold.
Kraven awoke with a start. His body was shaking from the dream, shaking with rage and hurt. He had not dreamt of Amelia for years, but now she had begun to haunt his sleeping hours once more, surely due to the meeting that was to be held the next night.
Regaining some control over his body and mind, Kraven got up from his bed and put on a black silk night gown before leaving his room for the coven house’s library. It was always a place where he could relax and find the necessary solitude and peace to clear his thoughts.
The door opened and closed behind him, making him start.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were here.” Erika said softly, standing in front of the closed door. She walked towards Kraven and stood inches away from him, as always seeking his company.
Kraven nodded absentmindedly. “I needed to think.” He said, his tone of voice calm, belying his current emotional state.
“You seem tense.” Erika whispered in his ear, leaning in to nuzzle his neck.
Trying to preserve his personal space Kraven backed up, but Erika followed his movements with her hands, placing them on his shoulders.
“I could give you a nice relaxing massage.” She suggested, her tone of voice sultry, suggesting way more than a massage.
Kraven growled. “I don’t need you.” He said, glaring at Erika and pushing her away. “Leave me alone, get out.”
“But Kraven…” Erika tried to sway him, but he pushed her aside roughly and fled the room in a rage, slamming the door behind him.
The next night while awaiting the meeting everyone made damn sure not to get in Kraven’s way. He was in a foul mood, angry and violent.
Erika watched him stalk the coven house and supervise the preparations, snapping at random vampire’s who, in his opinion, weren’t executing their tasks the way they should.
She sighed silently and under her breath she said “I knew he was a little tense.”
Soren, who was standing next to her chuckled. “Tense?” he mocked. “That’s the understatement of the year."
Erika nodded. “But what’s wrong with him, Soren? The preparations for the meeting are going great. He should be satisfied.”
Again the male vampire laughed. “Oh, darling, you still have so much to learn about Kraven.” He told Erika. “Well, then, lesson number one. Kraven is never satisfied. Not with himself or anyone or anything else at that matter. But now, his ‘tension’ as you choose to call it… it’s the meeting with Amelia, I believe, that has him in such a tizzy.” Soren explained.
“Why’s that?” Erika asked curiously, as really everything was going well.
“Ah, well. I’m pretty sure Kraven would kill me if I told you about that.”
Erika pouted. “Please, Soren, tell me. He doesn’t need to know and it might save me some trouble if you told me.” The smile she flashed him was one of those she knew no male being could resist.
Soren sighed. “Alright. Listen and take it as a warning, darling.” He conceded and Erika began to listen attentively to his tale.
“Ok. So quite a long time ago Kraven met Amelia for the fist time. He was infatuated with her from the start; he fell in love with her like he never had with anyone or ever would again. And lo and behold, she seemed to share his feelings. She had him come to her chambers every night and well, I guess you can imagine what we all can imagine what they did.”
Erika scowled and nodded silently, motioning for Soren to go on.
“Anyway. The point is, he did and he would have done anything for her. But maybe that wasn’t enough, or he wasn’t what she wanted, but the day before she left, she told him he could go, that it was only a temporary thing for her.”
Erika’s eyes snapped up to glance towards Kraven for a second before they wandered back to Soren’s face. “He loved her and he thought she loved him, didn’t he. But she just used him.” She gasped.
“That’s right.” Soren confirmed. “And I believe that the impending arrival of Amelia is causing memories to surface that Kraven would have much rather liked to keep buried deep."
“Well, that’s understandable.” Erika hissed and snorted. “And to think that all those years it was Amelia who told me to keep away from him, because I would only get hurt when it was in all likeliness her who hurt him so badly that it caused him to shut out all feelings that exceeded lust.”
Soren shrugged, but nodded. “It’s all possible, but that’s not something I would want to pry about. It’s really no one’s business and certainly not mine.”
The meeting that night went well. There were a variety of officials from covens all over the world and so there was no room for private differences and grudges anyway.
Some time later, though, the crowd around the main conference table dispersed and soon only Kraven and Amelia were left seated.
Erika watched them from afar, but she wanted to know what they were talking about and so she joined a group of vampire’s who were sitting at a table near the main table.
Blocking out the chatter of the small group, Erika concentrated on what Amelia and Kraven were conversing about.
“All the necessary contracts are now signed.” She heard Amelia say. “Well, you can go then. I don’t need you here anymore.”
At those words Kraven stood up abruptly and began moving swiftly through the room and towards the upper levels of the mansion, obviously intent on putting as much space as possible between him and the older female vampire.
Erika gasped silently and shot Amelia a contemptuous glare before jumping up and taking off after Kraven.
She looked for him in the library first, but couldn’t find him there and then she searched the balconies, another of Kraven’s favourite places, but there too he couldn’t be found.
His rooms were the last place he could be and so Erika went there and knocked on the door carefully.
“Come in.” sounded Kraven’s voice from inside. Erika entered and found him standing at the window, staring outside.
“What do you want?” Kraven asked tiredly, once Erika had entered.
“I wanted to see if you were alright.” She told him softly, moving closer and laying a hand on his shoulder. Kraven flinched away from the touch and turned to face the blonde.
“I am fine.” He told her, ready to send her on her way again. “Was there anything else you needed? If not you can go now.”
Erika nodded. “There is something else I wanted to tell you, Kraven.”
“And that would be?” he inquired, raising an eyebrow.
Erika took a deep breath and the words left her mouth. “I need you, I want you and I love you, Kraven.” And while he stood stunned to silence she stood up on tiptoes and kissed him softly, wrapping her arms around his neck and vowing to herself and every power that was present to hear her that she would never let him go again.
A/N: Reviews and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated.
Author: xchristabelx
Fandom: Underworld
Rating: PG-13
Charater(s)/Pairing: Erika/Kraven
Summary: There is always a reason behind the ice.
Warnings: none that I can think of.
Word count: 1326
Notes: Written for 2x5obsessions. The prompt was empty heart
Burnt
“You can go now, Kraven.” Amelia told him in a voice reminiscent of her black satin bed covers.
“Go?” he stuttered, not sure what she meant. “I thought… you said I could come with you.”
“Oh, I did?” Amelia pretended not to remember and laughed cruelly. “How foolish of me to have ever said that. Well, you can not. I have no longer any need for your services.”
“Services?” Kraven could not believe what he was hearing. He had given this woman everything he could, had offered her his heart and she had taken it whole. She possessed him body and soul. “I thought you loved me.” He whispered brokenly on the day she left, left with his heart leaving him empty and cold.
Kraven awoke with a start. His body was shaking from the dream, shaking with rage and hurt. He had not dreamt of Amelia for years, but now she had begun to haunt his sleeping hours once more, surely due to the meeting that was to be held the next night.
Regaining some control over his body and mind, Kraven got up from his bed and put on a black silk night gown before leaving his room for the coven house’s library. It was always a place where he could relax and find the necessary solitude and peace to clear his thoughts.
The door opened and closed behind him, making him start.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were here.” Erika said softly, standing in front of the closed door. She walked towards Kraven and stood inches away from him, as always seeking his company.
Kraven nodded absentmindedly. “I needed to think.” He said, his tone of voice calm, belying his current emotional state.
“You seem tense.” Erika whispered in his ear, leaning in to nuzzle his neck.
Trying to preserve his personal space Kraven backed up, but Erika followed his movements with her hands, placing them on his shoulders.
“I could give you a nice relaxing massage.” She suggested, her tone of voice sultry, suggesting way more than a massage.
Kraven growled. “I don’t need you.” He said, glaring at Erika and pushing her away. “Leave me alone, get out.”
“But Kraven…” Erika tried to sway him, but he pushed her aside roughly and fled the room in a rage, slamming the door behind him.
The next night while awaiting the meeting everyone made damn sure not to get in Kraven’s way. He was in a foul mood, angry and violent.
Erika watched him stalk the coven house and supervise the preparations, snapping at random vampire’s who, in his opinion, weren’t executing their tasks the way they should.
She sighed silently and under her breath she said “I knew he was a little tense.”
Soren, who was standing next to her chuckled. “Tense?” he mocked. “That’s the understatement of the year."
Erika nodded. “But what’s wrong with him, Soren? The preparations for the meeting are going great. He should be satisfied.”
Again the male vampire laughed. “Oh, darling, you still have so much to learn about Kraven.” He told Erika. “Well, then, lesson number one. Kraven is never satisfied. Not with himself or anyone or anything else at that matter. But now, his ‘tension’ as you choose to call it… it’s the meeting with Amelia, I believe, that has him in such a tizzy.” Soren explained.
“Why’s that?” Erika asked curiously, as really everything was going well.
“Ah, well. I’m pretty sure Kraven would kill me if I told you about that.”
Erika pouted. “Please, Soren, tell me. He doesn’t need to know and it might save me some trouble if you told me.” The smile she flashed him was one of those she knew no male being could resist.
Soren sighed. “Alright. Listen and take it as a warning, darling.” He conceded and Erika began to listen attentively to his tale.
“Ok. So quite a long time ago Kraven met Amelia for the fist time. He was infatuated with her from the start; he fell in love with her like he never had with anyone or ever would again. And lo and behold, she seemed to share his feelings. She had him come to her chambers every night and well, I guess you can imagine what we all can imagine what they did.”
Erika scowled and nodded silently, motioning for Soren to go on.
“Anyway. The point is, he did and he would have done anything for her. But maybe that wasn’t enough, or he wasn’t what she wanted, but the day before she left, she told him he could go, that it was only a temporary thing for her.”
Erika’s eyes snapped up to glance towards Kraven for a second before they wandered back to Soren’s face. “He loved her and he thought she loved him, didn’t he. But she just used him.” She gasped.
“That’s right.” Soren confirmed. “And I believe that the impending arrival of Amelia is causing memories to surface that Kraven would have much rather liked to keep buried deep."
“Well, that’s understandable.” Erika hissed and snorted. “And to think that all those years it was Amelia who told me to keep away from him, because I would only get hurt when it was in all likeliness her who hurt him so badly that it caused him to shut out all feelings that exceeded lust.”
Soren shrugged, but nodded. “It’s all possible, but that’s not something I would want to pry about. It’s really no one’s business and certainly not mine.”
The meeting that night went well. There were a variety of officials from covens all over the world and so there was no room for private differences and grudges anyway.
Some time later, though, the crowd around the main conference table dispersed and soon only Kraven and Amelia were left seated.
Erika watched them from afar, but she wanted to know what they were talking about and so she joined a group of vampire’s who were sitting at a table near the main table.
Blocking out the chatter of the small group, Erika concentrated on what Amelia and Kraven were conversing about.
“All the necessary contracts are now signed.” She heard Amelia say. “Well, you can go then. I don’t need you here anymore.”
At those words Kraven stood up abruptly and began moving swiftly through the room and towards the upper levels of the mansion, obviously intent on putting as much space as possible between him and the older female vampire.
Erika gasped silently and shot Amelia a contemptuous glare before jumping up and taking off after Kraven.
She looked for him in the library first, but couldn’t find him there and then she searched the balconies, another of Kraven’s favourite places, but there too he couldn’t be found.
His rooms were the last place he could be and so Erika went there and knocked on the door carefully.
“Come in.” sounded Kraven’s voice from inside. Erika entered and found him standing at the window, staring outside.
“What do you want?” Kraven asked tiredly, once Erika had entered.
“I wanted to see if you were alright.” She told him softly, moving closer and laying a hand on his shoulder. Kraven flinched away from the touch and turned to face the blonde.
“I am fine.” He told her, ready to send her on her way again. “Was there anything else you needed? If not you can go now.”
Erika nodded. “There is something else I wanted to tell you, Kraven.”
“And that would be?” he inquired, raising an eyebrow.
Erika took a deep breath and the words left her mouth. “I need you, I want you and I love you, Kraven.” And while he stood stunned to silence she stood up on tiptoes and kissed him softly, wrapping her arms around his neck and vowing to herself and every power that was present to hear her that she would never let him go again.
A/N: Reviews and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated.