A/N: Sorry for the delay. I've been pretty busy. I am going to try my hardest to get the next section up soon, but no promises.....
It was a crappy apartment. Lance looked at the three mismatched couches and couldn't understand what he was doing here. His immediate urge was to leave, but he appeared stuck. Never one for dramatics he didn't bother to care. There were several hours until the sun rose. He looked at the three mismatched couches along the walls and let out a groan. This was too tacky.
All of his reluctance vanished the second the door opened. He turned to see Serena walk into the room. She was wearing leggings and a baggy teal sweater, he wondered if this was where she lived because there was no way the average person would leave their home dressed this way. That was when he noticed the other people. The tiny apartment was full of them.
Serena stood alone at the door. Lance walked over to her.
"I missed you," he said.
She took no notice of him and instead tucked her chin down. She spun and put her hand on the door, ready to walk out again. A boy appeared, in human years him and Lance looked the same, but Lance could feel the inexperience radiating off of him.
"You came," the stranger said.
"I didn't realize it was all friends here," Serena said.
"It's not," he said. "I'm Jacob. I wasn't sure if you remembered."
"Serena," she said.
The Jacob character reached out and grabbed her hand. Lance tried to grab her and stop this interaction, but his touch did nothing. She walked right through his arms. The two walked to the kitchen. He saw the keg full of beer and rolled his eyes as Jacob poured two cups for them.
"So are you passionate about Women's rights?" Jacob asked.
"I guess," Serena said.
Lance loved watching the discomfort on her face and the ease at which she corrected herself.
"I mean," Serena said. "As a woman, I've never really felt disadvantaged. But I don't think that the sexes should be treated differently."
" As a respectable male of the species, please take this beer I poured in front of you," Jacob said.
Serena gave a nervous laugh. It was strange to see her so out of her element.
"So Serena what's your major?" Jacob asked.
Lance rolled his eyes at the awkward attempt at flirting. Before he could hear her response the scene shifted. There were less people in the apartment. Serena was sitting very close to Jacob. Lance felt his fangs descend, uncomfortable with what he was watching.
"This is the first time I've legally drank," Serena said.
Jacob brought his arm up around her shoulder.
"If you had told me that earlier I would have force fed you shots," he said.
"Well I'm glad I kept my mouth shut," she said.
"I am too," Jacob said. "Or else you would have been too drunk for me to do this."
Lance watched as the other man brought his hand up and grabbed ahold of Serena's chin. He pressed his mouth against hers. To Lance's shock she brought her hands up to his face and returned his kiss. He felt like he was dying a little on this inside watching this play out. Her lips were meant for him and he was helpless to stop it. Some relief came to him when Serena pulled away.
"It's getting late," Serena said. "I should go."
"Do you want me to take you home?" Jacob asked.
"No," Serena said. "I live really close."
"Would it be outside of the spirit of women's rights if I insisted?"
"Fine," Serena replied. "But it's just a walk back to the dorm. I'm not inviting you inside."
The images around Lance switched again and they were standing outside a tall building.
"Can I have your number?" Jacob asked.
Lance watched as Serena grabbed his phone and typed on the keypad. This all felt too juvenile for him. Particularly the way he was responding to the situation.
"I have a busy week," Serena said. "But maybe you can call me next weekend?"
"I think you can expect some text messages over the next few days," Jacob said. "Only if that's alright with you of course."
Serena leaned forward and planted a kiss on his cheek. Lance again felt his anger boil.
"Goodnight Jacob," Serena said.
Lance watched as she walked into the building, leaving the young man standing on the porch with a big grin. Lance knew if he ever saw this man he would drain him on the spot.
Before Lance could focus on his last thought he was sprung from his sleep. His back arched and he let out a guttural scream, knowing exactly where it was coming from. Serena was in trouble.
Lance moved quickly to the bedroom door and tried to open it, but it wouldn't budge. He started kicking and still the door remained steady. He was unsure what material it was made of, but had a feeling Malcolm's vampire safe rooms now served a duel purpose. Nobody could get in, but Lance couldn't get out either.
He continued banging around the room, hoping that someone would hear and he could save Serena before it was too late.
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Adam woke with a groan. His muscles were so stiff from running all night. He hadn't meant to fall asleep in the forest, but he was fairly certain it had been more of a passing out from exhaustion type of situation instead of a deciding to curl up and go to bed.
His head was clear, for what felt like the first time in weeks. He stretched and picked himself up off the ground. He couldn't believe he had threatened Lance over a silly human. As soon as the thought crossed his mind so did the image of Serena. He felt a heat spread from his heart. Shit. It was going to happen again. He tried to remind himself the feelings weren't real.
Of course they're real, Adam thought. She was perfect. His angel, and he would do anything to protect her. Even if that meant taking her away from this place against her will. That was exactly what he would do. Once she realized how much she loved him then she would be grateful he had taken her.
His mother was in Florida, maybe they could start there. A new place for the both of them. Once it was just the two of them Serena would understand how much she needed him.
Adam started towards town, pleased with his plan. He knew Malcolm would approve, since the idea was to take her away anyhow. Not that Malcolm's approval mattered to him. But he thought maybe it would be a good idea to stay on his intended's family's good side.
Rather than go straight to Serena Adam thought she would like it if he brought some of her things. He made up his mind to head straight for her apartment and pack up. That way they could get on the road in just a few hours.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Pain radiated from Serena's head. She wanted to bring her hand up to apply some pressure, but couldn't. Her hands were tied firmly behind her back. She opened her eyes to total darkness, blinking several times in the hopes her vision would return did nothing. She felt panic start to take over.
The memory of the man's feet came back to her as well as the direness of her situation. Panicking would do nothing. She steadied her breathing and took inventory of her surroundings. She was on her side with her hands tied behind her back and ankles tied together. It felt like plastic ties were binding her. Whatever she was lying on was vibrating. She tried to sit up and her head smacked a low roof. She was in the trunk of a car, not a very large one.
