Surprise! (Trenton, Open)

[Reginald Edmund Sinclaire]

(OOC Worked this out with Ghost ahead of time)

It didn't take much for him to sneak up on that putz of a vampire. The joys of being able to possess folks and body jump was that they never expected you to attack them in your own form. Trent was feeding and engrossed in draining his victim to the last drop and totally didn't notice Reginald was behind him.

He grabbed him and yanked him off the now dead girl and delivered a blow to his face that shoved his nose into his brain, killing him momentarily till he wrapped his hands around the vampire's neck and snapped it. It was easy really, the idiot was too focused on himself so when Reg was certain he wouldn't be waking up he took him and after throwing him in the trunk of the dead victim's car he drove to his old stomping grounds. Carting Trent out of the trunk he carried his dead weight over to the door then propped it up before taking a dagger and attatching a note to it and plunging it in the vampire's stomach. The silver would burn like hell and the note was beautiful in its simplicity.

Marina,

I'm back!

Love and occasional sex,

Daddy

He walked into the darkness and drove off as Mari walked up to the door in confusion, breaking into a remarkable sprint as she saw it was Trenton. It was really too easy to terrify her. And Trent made himself the perfect tool....hmmm this could prove promising...he'd never thought about possessing a vampire. This would take some thought.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

Mari broke into a run when she saw a figure slumped against the door. The note stood out garishly and as she got closer she saw who it was. Sprinting over she did her best to figure out what his injuries were carefully she pulled out the dagger and read the note on it. Paling slightly she tried to heal what she could. She tried to help him stand and had to brace herself, "Trent, come on...lets get you inside..." she muttered to no one in particular.

She couldn't risk him getting hurt any more. As soon as he was well enough she planned to call Diana and figure out what to do next. She didn't have time to panic just yet. She'd had ten years to come to terms with a lot of things. Setting the note down she went to see how awake Trent was...

[vampireking]

Trenton had followed the girl who was heading for Marina's home. Though he was still angry at the girl about what she had done with Philip, he had grown concerned when he had seen the strange girl and had probed her thoughts, discovering just exactly what kind of manner of woman she was. Her thoughts were jumbled, twisted, and for some reason, wanting to hurt Marina, whom she called "Liar". Therefore, he had no qualms about blitz-attacking her and draining her. However, he hadn't been expecting someone to come up behind him and pull their own blitz attack, resulting in a sudden fade to black.

When Trenton came to again, he was aware of a dull pain as if he had been attacked and then healed.
"Bloody hell. I got taken down like a fledgling," he mumbled. The next the he was aware of, was that Marina was there. "Marina, what's going on?" he wondered. Then, his eyes widened as he remembered the girl he had been feeding on. "We'd best get you inside. You nearly had an attacker," he told her, trying not to dwell on the irony of the situation.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

"The important thing is that you can come back." she says softly as she gently caressed his cheek and rested her forehead against his own, "You scared me when I saw you passed out on my doorstep." she shivered softly and exhaled. Nodding she closed the door and locked it before returning to him. She sat down next to him and tried to calm him.

"My father put this on the knife that was inside your stomach." she said softly as she passed him the note to let him read it, "I'll call Diana and tell Logan, Sam and Lana." she said to him as she turned to pick up her phone.

[vampireking]

Trenton nodded in agreement as Marina stated that at least he could come back.
"There is that," he agreed. And it was a relief. It was times like that this that made him glad to be a vampire...especially if Marina had actually been scared for him. "Well, no need, Darlin'. I'm just fine," he assured as he stretched himself out, trying to ignore the dull pain that still resided in him.

At the news that Reginald had put a knife in him, Trenton's eyes flashed and he let out a growl as he read the note. "You better call Daryl and the wolves as well. Reginald could be a danger to us all," he added after she said she would call Diana and the others picking up the phone as she said this. Then, he carefully stood up and stared at her in concern.
"You doing okay with all of this?" he checked gruffly.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

She nodded softly and folded her hands gently, a slight tremble in her hands she looked pale and dark circles were under her eyes, she continued to heal him to help his pain, "I'm sorry you got hurt because of me." she said softly, her lower lip trembling. She'd messed up so many times with him lately.

"He was on my list. But you know how Diana gets if she's not the first to know things." she said as she went through the process of calling everyone. Going straight down the line including leaving voice mail when it was needed. She hated to do it that way but she couldn't wait. She sat down weakly as she felt her energies leaving her a bit easier. She'd been working herself to the bone and barely had an appetite most days. She was starting to lose weight and didn't even notice.

"No. I'm terrified honestly." she bit her lip and put the phone down as her shaking became more pronounced. She hugged herself and closed her eyes, she felt cold and goosebumps appeared on her flesh as she shivered then bolted to the bathroom to throw up. She gasped for breath and began trying to brush her teeth automatically as soon as she was done, then stared at herself in the mirror and started to cry. She felt her knees buckle and just rocked in place slowly, soft keening coming from her. First Trent hated her and now her father was probably going to hunt and kill everyone she ever cared about before he chose to get her.

[vampireking]

At her apology, Trenton could feel a bit of his humanity creeping in and for the time being, he let it back in. This was his claim. He had to protect her. He'd turn his emotions off later. Right now, he needed to focus on Marina.
"It is all right. I am fine," he assured her, his voice soft. Which was true. She had healed him and he was starting to heal even more She then assured him that Daryl was the first on the list of people to call and he then watched as she called various people and several minutes later, she finally hung up and admitted that she was terrified. And really, he couldn't blame her. She had thought Reginald was dead. She had thought that her nightmare was over.
"I'll make sure you're okay," he promised. And it was a promise he was only to happy to keep. He wouldn't let his claim be hurt. He'd make sure of that....

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

She seemed to relax a bit and the tension in her body seemed to relax with his kind tone. It was like a plant getting water as she seemed to sigh ever so slightly before the tension took over and she began to panic. "I've caused you so much trouble. You'd be better off without me." she said as she ducked her head. Her shoulder blades seemed to stand out as her form seemed almost transparent with all that she had been through. She was burning through more energy than she took in.

"I don't understand. You're angry at me as if we're not dating any more but you still want to look out for me? Not that I'm not grateful but I'm confused..." she'd kept to herself mostly since their fight weeks ago. She never really needed to go out and began leaving a lot of the socializing to others in an attempt to not run into Philip. She was even more shut in than when he had met her because she didn't need to go anywhere unless it was to help the Tetrad or some other person. And usually she teleported to those situations and then went straight home.

[vampireking]

Trenton watched in some relief as Marina relaxed. Then, he shook his head as she told him that she had caused him so much trouble and that he would be better off without her.
"Not necessarily," he said softly. He then chuckled as she admitted her confusion that he was still angry at her and yet he still wanted to protect her. "You wear my mark and no matter how angry I may be at you, I will always protect you," he told her. "Come on, let's get you some place safe," he told her. They needed to make sure she was protected and he couldn't do that if they were sitting ducks.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

She exhaled softly and bit her lip, "I just wish you weren't angry at me." she said softly as she looked down and folded her hands in front of her. She glanced up at him and nodded. "Thank you, Trenton." added. She felt like she just wanted to curl up and make everything go away.

"What did you have in mind?" she asked softly, "At least in the house I have weaponry." she said gently as she glanced about and tried to get her bearings. This of course wouldn't stop him from taking matters into his own hands but then she was reacting a bit slowly to the shock she was still dealing with. She felt as if the world was moving faster than she was and she rubbed her temples to try to clear the feeling away.

[vampireking]

Trenton wasn't sure how to respond when Marina stated that she wished he wasn't angry with her. She had slept with her ex. The werewolf thing notwithstanding, she had always told him that she hated how he had treated her. And yet...Trenton mentally shook the thought off. He didn't want to think about that. He just had to push the feelings down. He needed to focus on getting Marina out of here.
"Let's just get you out of here," he stated. "And you're welcome," he told her.

Then, he frowned thoughtfully at her question and the reminder that she had weapons at her place. This was true.
"Well I have better weapons," he said out loud. Which was also true. That was it. They were going to his place. "Come on, we're going to my place," he told her and began to lead her down the street.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

She felt him lead her down the street and looked at him in confusion, she exhaled softly and followed. She was tired and her shoulders sagged from all that she had done. She didn't have the energy to fight him and kept her head bowed gently. Dark circles were under her eyes as she padded along, "So what are we going to do once we get there?" she asked him softly. Her body posture and tone letting him know she wasn't challenging him. She was just too tired to do so. She had been through so much her mind was just starting to shut down.

[vampireking]

Trenton almost stopped as Marina asked him what they were going to do once they were at his place. It was a valid question. What were they going to do? The most proper course of action would be to get him some sustenance. And he believed he still had a blood bag or two in the fridge. It wasn't as good as feeding directly from the vein, but it sufficed.
"I am not sure as of yet. Let us just get there first," Trenton finally replied. Sensing that she was tiring, Trenton went to pick her up and then used his powers to arrive at his house in record time. Then, he opened his door and went to his bedroom, where he carefully placed her on the bed.
"If you want, I have some things that you can change into so you are not wearing clothes that have my blood on them," he offered. Okay, yes, he was still ticked off about their situation, but no mate of his was going to sit around looking like a mess when she had the option of looking her best. Then he went to his closet, took off the bloodied shirt and then changed into a white tank, which went rather well with the black jeans and boots that he had chosen earlier that evening. Then, he came back out.
"Are you all right?" he asked, his voice betraying the fact that despite everything that had happened, he still cared about her.

[Marina Anne Sinclaire]

Feeling herself scooped up she looked into his eyes a moment before resting a moment. She was still out of it and she was starting to feel pain and didn't know what was causing it, She squirmed on the bed and then got up when he suggested a change of clothes, "Okay, that sounds good. I'll go grab them and get changed in the bathroom." she said to him as she slid off the bed and walked over to the drawer that usually held her clothes or at least clothes she knew would fit. Picking up everything she carried it to the bathroom and closed the door.

Once she had the door closed she began to peel herself out of the blood stained mess. She hissed softly as she found that where the blood had soaked through she had burns on her body. Carefully she pulled the fabric away from the burns and bit her lip to keep from making too much noise. She finally managed to strip down and whimpered as she saw the raised red burns against her pail skin, "Ohhh goodness." she moaned as she placed her head on the cold sink before turning on the cold water and attempting to clean the burns.

They stung like a hornet's nest and she couldn't help but make noises as she tried to take care of herself. "I'll be fine." she called back as she tried to work. The sound of the door opening had her turning her nude form away from the door as best she could, "I'll be okay. You don't need to come in." she repeated as she looked over her shoulder and tried to cover herself.

[vampireking]

Trenton was glad that Marina had agreed that a change of clothes was in order. Even though they weren't together right now, he still didn't like seeing her wearing blood---her own or anyone else's. It just didn't look right....unless she was turned of course. That was the only way he could imagine her wearing someone's blood---if she had just fed. But that wasn't very likely to happen as he knew that she had no desire to be turned and he wasn't going to force the change on her.

He was silent as she went into the other room to change. A few moments later, he heard her let out a small wince of pain.
"You okay in there?" he queried in concern and was only partially mollified when she assured him that she was indeed okay. However, the other mutters of discomfort as well the smell of bruises and cuts did nothing to reassure him and he walked to the bedroom, opening the door. His eyes flickered as she turned and covered herself, saying that she'd be fine and that he didn't need to come in.
"My senses tell me differently. I can smell the cuts and bruises and it's driving me nuts," he told her bluntly. Then, he tore savagely into his wrist and without warning, he was in front of Marina wrist in front of her mouth, intending to force her drink the blood.