Masquerade

A car horn sounded outside of my apartment as I rolled over in bed. I peered through squinted eyes at the ceiling as the warm haze of morning lit my bedroom. I lay naked wrapped in a white sheet, and even though Bianca was gone I could still catch her scent around me. It mixed with mine as her Lilac perfume loomed in the air. The events of last night still clear in my mind as I remembered Bianca's taste and touch, I turned over as I gazed at my digital. It was six forty five and all I wanted to do was lie in bed, though I knew I had to prepare everything for the confrontation with Voran. I sighed as I unwrapped myself from the white sheets and walked over to the bathroom and took a shower.

The warm water ran down my body in a gentle cascade as I lathered up, my chest stung as a few lines that Bianca caused had turned into slight flesh wounds. Besides from that the shower went on as normal, then again normal for me was almost slipping and banging my left knee against the glass door and swearing at it. Except this time the normal stinging that I usually felt didn't happen, I shrugged it off as I must have hit a less sensitive spot upon my knee or something like that.

I grabbed a towel and dried myself as I walked over to the bedroom naked, no one besides the cat would see me and after what Bianca and I did last night...
We made love a few more times that night and in those passion filled moments, I felt connected to Bianca in every way. All of the things that lead up to that moment didn't matter anymore, her vampirism and my questioning my ideals were literally flung out of the window. For lack of a better term, a term that meant so much and yet it felt weird for me to even mention it again after all this time. I was falling in love with Bianca.

I shook my head in a futile attempt to shake that idea out, but inside I began to feel a part of me which had been dormant awaken. The part that would make me do stupid things to prove my loyalty to another. That thing called love and yet I didn't care because it filled a hollow void in my life. I was getting soft and stupid, great.

I walked over to my dresser and took out some boxers and a black undershirt, I slipped them on as I walked over to the phone on the bedstand. I flipped through my rolidex and found Alec's number, if I was going to go and get my ass thrown around by a rogue vampire I might as well as invite a trustworthy friend who would be able to shoot first and ask questions later. I dialed the number and heard the phone ring three times before it was picked up.

"Special Agent Alec Santos of Supernatural Crimes Division speaking"

I couldn't help but grin as he said all of that in one breath, " Hey Alec it's Jacob."

"Good morning sunshine, whats with the call?"

"I hate it when you call me that..."

"I know, thats why I keep on doing it" I heard him laugh, I was glad I was amusing him at my expense.

"Anyway, did you get the statis report on the execution thats happening today?" I hoped he did, because it would be kind of rude to ask him to watch my back as I tried to execute an eight hundred or so aged vampire. But it never hurt to ask.

"Yeah and the executioner choosen for this one happens to be one Jacob Watson... now I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you want me to help you."

I'm glad I fri friends who are so observant and hopefully willing to help me, I usually don't like getting friends involved but Alec and I were in the same business. We knew the dangers and accepted them to the best of our ability, it was always easier to face the monsters with a friend at your side. It's a rule you know.

"Yeah..." I was glad we were talking over the phone, or I would have had to see the smug look that I knew was spread across his face right now.

"Sure why not, and anyway if you were to get killed I wouldn't be able live with myself... It wouldn't be the same, I mean I wouldn't have anyone to bitch at when the local cops screw up on their cases." I heard him laugh as I shook my head and sighed.

"Well I'm glad you care... and thanks." I felt better knowing that Alec would be joining me on this one. Not that I didn't trust the STF squad, I trusted them with my life but with Voran. We needed all the help we could get.

"No problem, now when you would need me and a few of my squad?"

"Come by the station at one thirty, we'll have to do a debriefing and run through the blue prints of the factory."

"Ok, I'll be there with a few of my people."

"Make sure you bring your whole kit and thanks again."

"Hey it\o pro problem, glad I can help. I have to go and get a few things in place before I can head over, I'll talk to you later."

We both said our goodbyes as I placed the phone down, I scratched the back of my head as I walked over to the livingroom and sat upon the couch. I reached over and grabbed the black box that Bianca gave to me yesterday, I gazed down at the box and smiled. It was somewhat amusing to me that Bianca was considered a master vampire and she had only been changed four years ago. From my mythology studies it usually took awhile for a vampire to even gather that much power to gain that type of respect, yet Bianca was going against it. I shook my head as I remembered that she had mentioned something about how Lilith had helped her gain the rank of master vampire, I just hoped Bianca didn't do anything rash.
I took out the silver cross and slipped it around my neck. The silver was cool against my flesh but soon it would match my warmth, I held the cross as I rubbed my thumb against its flat side. I closed my eyes and prayed to come out of this alive with all of my heart.
Please God.