Incubus Dreams - October 27th

[anita_blake]

As Anita wakes up, she makes several realizations.

She is on the floor.

She is on the floor of her kitchen.

She is on the floor of her kitchen, naked.

Slowly, she looks around and sees Nathaniel on the floor at her side, his cheek resting on her thigh. Memory comes back to her, of the hungers, of the ardeur, of the fucking and feeding and memories. Anita eyes dart around, looking for Damian, because Damian was with them, and they land on his form, bathed in sunlight.

Like his pale skin had been dipped in honey, and Anita has the distant thought of how beautiful the vampire looked with his blood-red hair, warm skin, and relaxed features. But the most overwhelming thought was that Damian was bathed in sunlight! She scrambles over to him, grabbing Damian by the ankles, and pulls him out of the sunlight, but then he's awake, screaming, struggling, and Anita panics.

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[mr-smarty-vamp.livejournal.com]

With everyone else on the bed, Damian wonders if he is somehow out of place. One vampire among shifters and a necromancer. The thought leads him to another however, one that brings a small smile to his face. He is not outside any longer. Anita is his mistress. He is bound metaphysically to Nathaniel and Richard, and Micah is Nimir-Raj to Anita's Nimir-Ra. They are all bound to one another.

That in mind, he takes his place behind Nathaniel, pulling the covers up over them both before snuggling the wereleopard. The daylight frightens him, but he is safer here with those he is connected to than he would be anywhere else. It's a comfort that helps him relax enough to let his shields down, ready for Anita's power to send him back to the darkness until sundown.

[nathaniel_kitten]

Nathaniel cuddles back against Damian, his large, lavender eyes on his Nimir-Raj, waiting. This is safety. The only thing that would make it more perfect would be to have Asher and Jean-Claude there.

Okay, including Jean-Claude in that thought is strange for Nathaniel, but he's too tired to dissect it. He blinks twice, his eyes on Micah, before they shut and he simply passes right out, heavy in Damian's arms.

[chartreuse_eyed]

Micah watches Nathaniel's eyes close, and slides into bed between him and Anita, kissing his Nimir-Ra's shoulder as he settles down on his back, one arm over her, the other over Nathaniel. Sometimes the metaphysical hijinks of this world are more than enough for him.

But if it eventually makes his Pard--his family--happier, he'll deal with the oddity.

[anita_blake]

With Micah at her back, and Richard holding her to him chest-to-chest (and she finds it interesting there isn't even a hint of recoil in Richard when his hand touches Micah's on her waist), Anita simply relaxes. She's exhausted, pushed to her very limits by the day's events, and so she sinks into the deep dark of sleep. The quiet lull of four other minds in hers is oddly reassuring, even if strange, and within moments, Anita's breathing deepens, matching Richard's and Micah's, as everyone succumbs to sleep.

[mr-smarty-vamp.livejournal.com]

Damian is the only one left awake, and he watches as the other four find their repose. It is comforting, to see them all resting after the panic the morning had brought. He knows he has caused damage, but it will heal in time.

He has gained much in the last few hours, and he forces himself to focus on those positive thoughts, refusing to let fear in.

He watches over the group for many long minutes, and when Anita's power swells after a bit of recouperation, he gives into its call and allows his own spirit to let go, knowing he will be called back when the sun sets.

Then the healing will continue and, hopefully, answers will be found.