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First and foremost, I have to say... happy birthday, Gerard Way!!! whee Now that that's out of my system... I present to you the last scene of my fic! Try not to cry... No really, don't cry. The ending... well, let's just say it'll most likely surprise you.
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There were so many of them. Vampires, young and old, male and female, were circling around them, some excited just to see such a spectacle, others anticipant, thirsting for blood and flesh. Their eyes burned into Liana's with a ferocious intensity, and she did her best to meet their glares with one just as fierce.
She and Gerard were tied to a wooden post in the center of the vampire's clearing. Bert had gathered the entire vampire community to watch them meet their fate. Liana was scared, of course she was scared, but she wasn't willing to simply stand there and let Bert kill her. But as long as she was tied up, with Jeph, Quinn, and Branden standing guard, there really wasn't much she could do.
Bert cleared his throat loudly, and the murmurings of the vampires settled. "Fellow creatures of the night!" Bert called, and the vampires responded with applause that made Liana sick to her stomach. "Here you see someone you trusted, someone you accepted as one of your own, about to be put to death. Why, you ask?" Here he paused, allowing the crowd to mutter amongst themselves before continuing. "He is here because he has turned his back on us. He is here because he decided that humans..." this he said with a sneer, "...are more worthy of his time than we are. He is here because he became involved with a human girl..." he gestured at Liana, still with that disgusting sneer, "...and now... well, I think you've heard enough."
They most certainly had. The surrounding vampires were besides themselves with anger, and the resulting murmurs were enough to make Liana faint on the spot. But she wouldn't give them the satisfaction.
Bert strode over to Liana, and cupped her chin in his hand. She jerked her head away, but he grabbed her chin and turned her face towards him. In the corner of her eye, Liana could see Gerard struggling with his bindings, and she winced as Jeph struck him to silence him.
Bert again addressed the assembled nightwalkers. "But I have to say, Gerard here has pretty good taste. It so happens that I myself tried this one out." The vampires responded with catcalls and snickers. Gerard, who had guessed as much, merely shot venomous looks at Bert, who was holding up his hand for silence. "Yes, it's true. And what's more, I think I got to her even before Gerard did. And she wasn't bad at all." He paused here, and glanced around at the vampires. "I wonder... does anyone here want to have her before we dispose of her?"
To Liana's immense horror, Frank, the vampire who had attempted to take advantage of her before, stepped forward. "Finally..." he said softly, his lustful eyes gleaming.
"It looks like a yes to me!" Bert said jovially, delighting in the aghast look that Liana was sporting. He glanced over at Gerard, and his grin widened. "Frank," he said, still looking at Gerard. "You wouldn't mind doing it here, would you? I think Gerard wants to watch..."
Gerard began his struggling anew, and the venomous glare in his eyes darkened. Jeph attempted to hit him again, but it didn?t seem to have any effect on the rage-filled Gerard.
Bert laughed mirthlessly. "So, Frank? How about it?"
"Fine by me," said Frank, who had made his way over to Liana and was now stroking her cheek. "As long as I can have her, I don't care where I am."
The jeers from the crowd grew louder as Frank pressed his lips onto Liana's. Liana tossed and turned her head, doing whatever she could to fight him off, but being tied up was preventing her. Frank grabbed her face roughly and forced her to look into his eyes. She squeezed them closed, determined not to let Frank bewitch her as he had the last time. But then...
Then Frank's grip on her face slackened. Liana didn't dare to open her eyes as he completely let go of her. The crowd suddenly fell silent, and Liana felt something soft and heavy land at her feet. She opened her eyes to see Frank lying dead before her, with a silver bullet in his back.
"It's the humans! Run!"
Pandemonium ensued as silver bullets came flying through the clearing, and the vampires began to scatter. Liana turned to look at Gerard, who mouthed the word raid.
A tall figure with glasses burst through the crowd. Mikey ran over to the posts to which Liana and Gerard were tied, and cut their bindings with a small knife. "You deserve a fighting chance right now," he whispered.
Liana threw her arms around Mikey and hugged him briefly. When she let go, Mikey slumped down to the ground. He too, had been shot.
Gerard grabbed Liana's hand. "Come on," he said. "We have to get out of here, now."
"He... saved us..." Liana whispered, allowing herself to be pulled away. "That's the second time he saved my life now. He led me to you the first time, and now he's saved the both of us."
"I know him," Gerard said breathlessly, as they were now weaving their way through the panicked crowd. "Or rather, I knew him. He was a nice guy."
"He was in Bert's house when I first met him."
"Still, he was a nice guy."
They stopped talking then, as there was no way they'd be able to hear each other over the screams of the vampires that were falling around them. It seemed like the humans had brought an infinite amount of guns loaded with those silver bullets.
Suddenly, Gerard's grip loosened in Liana's hand. She gripped it tighter, but that didn't stop Gerard from falling to his knees. She knelt down as well, and Gerard slumped to the ground. Liana could see the glimmer of silver between his shoulder blades.
"No..." she whispered, her eyes blurring.
Gerard let go of Liana's hand, and smiled dimly. "Liana..." he breathed. "Go on... without me..."
Liana shook her head. "Don't be an idiot," she said, doing her best to return his smile. "There's no way in hell I'm leaving you here. I'll end my days with you in a hail of bullets."
She could tell that breathing was becoming harder for him. She picked up his hand and kissed it gently. "I won't let you die alone. I mean this, forever."
A sudden sharp pain emerged in Liana's back. She was a sitting duck in a clearing where bullets were flying haphazardly. She knew she was going to die.
Liana rested her head on Gerard's chest. "We're not alone anymore," she whispered. "We have each other now. We don't need anyone else."
A faint smile passed Gerard's lips, but it was marred by the trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth. "You're right..." he said softly. "And we can die here together. We have everything we've always wanted... right?"
Liana kissed Gerard's lips softly. "Right," she breathed; for the last time.
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The hunters carefully stepped over the fallen bodies, admiring their work. They had never done such a clean job before.
"Thank God for them bullets, eh?" one of them said. "They never saw it coming."
The other one chuckled. "Damn right," he answered. He stopped in front of a pair of corpses, and sighed. "s**t," he muttered. "I think these two were human."
His comrade came over to where he was standing. He looked down at the two bodies. "You know, I think you're right," he said sadly. "Shame, in'nit?"
The other one nodded. He knelt down to examine the corpses. They were a male and female, and the girl was lying across the man's chest. Their fingers were entwined. Their faces both bore smiles.
Fin
Well? What did you think? :bounces:
xXCaricature of IntimacyX · Sun Apr 09, 2006 @ 07:21pm · 11 Comments |
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