His Diamonds On the Floor |AXEL|

Putting the silver cross necklace around his neck, he stared blankly at himself in the mirror. Yeah, he was a little on edge about all the things he had discovered recently, that he decided that being a little religious wasn't going to be a big deal, considering. It was a nice cross, he remembered getting it from his aunty, his mother's sister as a gift when he turned eighteen. Sure, he wore it a few times here and there, but apart from being a gift, it had never really carried any symbolism or meaning for him. That was, until now. Sure, a cross around his neck wasn't going to stop all of the world's problems which were being thrown at him, but it was a start. And at least he would have some protection against being bitten by a vampire, at least thats what he thought anyway. He also carried a stake in his belt, underneath his black t-shirt and leather jacket. He felt like in doing this, he was accepting the things which troubled him, but he just knew that after being targetted so many times already, it would only be a matter of time before he was targetted again; it was time he knew how to protect himself.

He arrived outsite midnight bar, a place he really wasn't too familiar with; where was he familiar with in this town, anyway? He had recieved the text from Eli to meet up here; Eli probably figured going back to LA Fever wasn't a very good idea, though Axel couldn't agree more with that thought. It was good to go somewhere different, somewhere fresh. Though as he had walked down the abandoned alley, he was wondering just how different this place was. Finally arriving, he entered the doors, instantly hearing the music as he entered; granted, it was nowhere near as loud as LA Fever allowing conversations to be actually heard, but it was still loud. He walked in, his senses tingling as he looked around. Some of the people just looked suss and made Axel curious about what this place actually was. He soon saw Eli, walking over to the bar as he glanced around at the people, still curiously.

He sat down at the stool next to Eli. "Hey dude." He greeted the boy, placing his hand out to shake the man's hand. "Nice choice of places...Is it just me, or does something seem a little 'strange' here?" He couldn't put his finger on it, but something just seemed off and he wanted to know what it was. It was like his senses were working in overdrive, or something. He quickly ordered a drink, hoping the alcohol would loosen him up a little, or something like that anyway.

"Well, least its quiet, he responded to Eli, taking another sip from his drink. Quiet was good at times, especially after their last encounter. He enjoyed the scene at LA Fever, but a change was good...Just not this drastic? The place seemed to be filled with hill billys, looking a lot older than them. Didn't Eli have better taste to take them to a place which wasn't flocked with oldies, or something? He continued glancing around suspiciously. Something was just off about this place, he just wasn't sure what it was. It just seemed...Different, if that was even a way of putting it. He eyed the bartender with a question. "Who are they- over there?" He asked curiously, glancing over at a bunch of guys who looked rather rough, yet with something strange about them. The bartender looked over, then turned back to Axel. "Those guys are trouble. With a capital T. If you want my advice, steer clear of them as much as possible, even though they won't do anything inside these walls, outside, its another story. Watch yourselves.

He continued to choke, wishing that now of all times his brothers just decided to show up and lend him a hand. Isn't that what they do, anyway? But soon enough, he heard a smash, distantly seeing glash shattering over the vampire's head. He felt the grip around his neck loosen and he was soon thrown against the floor, hitting the ashfelt with a hard thud. He begun coughing from the loss of oxygen in his neck, allowing a moment to look up at what had happened. Eli was there, apparently smashing a bottle of alcohol over the vampire's head, as he could see broken shards of glass and liquid all along the floor. He then saw Eli spike the vampire in the eye with the glass. Ouch. He crawled away from the vampire, over to where the stake was that he had dropped. He picked it up, but soon felt a comforting arm around his body as Eli helped him up and signalled for them to run. Although Eli seemed to be handling this unnaturally good, it seemed like more means of desperation than anything else.

He got to his feet with the assistance of Eli, and put his hand around the other man's shoulder. Some powerful guy he was, one hit from the alley wall and his ribs were in so much pain. Maybe his power was different than the other two, but still, what kind of help could he be if he just got beat up so easily? He continued to breath, recovering the lost breath from being suffocated with the tight grip of the vampire. He glanced back, hoping they hadn't been followed. Hell, what was he thinking? Of course they would be followed. "You should've stayed inside...I was handling it... Okay, maybe he wasn't, but saying he got his ass handed to him wasn't exactly an awe inspiring thing to say, anyway. "Nice shot, though. Guess that was our free drinks for the night. He grinned softly as he stopped, breathing in and out again, turning to the man. "His probably not going to be far off...We need a plan, we can't outrun him. Even though Eli probably knew he wasn't human, he couldn't exactly fill him in on why this man could catch up to him so easily.

He felt Eli move him against the wall, where oddly it became more comfortable for him, maybe because they weren't walking anymore. He didn't have a plan, he was only new at this. He wasn't like Everette, who just burst onto the scene screaming words and defeating enemies with magic. He wasn't like Xzavier, who could throw a vampire half way across the room on strength alone. What was he, anyway? That part, he nor his brothers seemed to know. But the words of Selena did stick in his mind...She said he had power, he just didn't know where or how to use it. A manual or some old guy like 'Rupert Giles' would be handy around about now. Someone to guide him and invoke motivation and confidence in him through some cheesy yet sappy British speech. Someone to train him, teach him and help him out when he needed guidance. But he didn't have anyone, he just had his brothers; and he barely even knew them.

All he knew that he had staked a vampire a year ago; by accident of course, but the fact remained that he was 1-0 against the vampire community. Yay him! But he hadn't faced a vampire this big or powerful before, and was really lost for what to do. Above all things, he felt compelled to protect the innocent, who in this case was Eli. Wow, seemed like being a hero was just becoming him, oddly enough. But how he was going to protect Eli? He had no idea. Call him selfish, but having Eli run off into the sunset and leaving him with the vampire in a heroic act wasn't the best ideas, as he knew that then he would be screwed. And there was so much more to look foward to in life- booze, sex, oh and homework. Motivation enough there!

He soon felt the stake being taken by Eli as he told him to stay put. "No..." He muttered softly, coughing more as before he knew it, Eli had been grabbed by the shirt by the vampire. This wasn't going to end well. He got to his feet, but was kicked in the face by the vampire. He was now slammed once again into the hard concrete wall, falling to the ground as he struggled to get back to a standing posistion. He soon looked up, gasping, as the vampire screamed in agony, and then poofed into dust, like it had the time when he first slayed a vampire. He looked up at Eli, who was bloody lipped as he approached Axel asking if he was okay. "Think I broke a rib, but apart from that, five by five. It'll heal... One thing he did know was that he had supernatural healing, meaning that he would heal a lot faster than a normal person. Once again the 'normal person' theme came up in his life.

He smiled at Eli, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Not even, I'm just a bit sore but all good." He looked up at the lip of Eli, wiping his finger along the man's bottom lip, wiping the blood off of his lip. "Whats it feel like to know your whole idea of a natural world just got ripped out of inside of you?" He asked curiously, though knowing the answer, because he himself had gone through the same thing when he fought his first vampire, unknowingly however. He knew the feeling then on from when he was kidnapped by Selena. He walked off of the wall slightly, cringing softly in pain as he turned back to Eli. "And just for the record, I'd still outdrink you right now." He grinned towards Eli. When circumstances like these arise, you really do realize who your friends are. Apart from a rocky start, it seemed he had learned who his real friend is.

LA wasn't boring. He had quickly figured that out in his short stay in the city so far. LA was full of supernatural forces one had nightmares of. So many people who had secrets, magic, blood, anything else; you name it and it was in Los Angeles. It definantly wasn't a boring city, though at the same time his definition of boring was different to many who had never experienced the supernatural aspect of it. Most would see it as a city of clubbing, good parties and people, however he saw the term 'not boring' as so much going on in so little time, constant action and thrills. Adventures, though not always ones he was interested in taking part in. Eli had seemingly figured this out for himself now, however he hoped Eli would be able to handle it; Axel was told he had a destiny and being involved in this was apart of him, whether he liked it or not. Eli had no part in this; he had a choice, and he didnt' have to be involved, he didn't have to fight it or anything like that. He had the option to say no. Something Axel actually wished he had.

He noticed Eli stumble, and put his arm to Eli's muscular arm, in case the boy was going to fall or something. He then noticed Eli and himself were rather close; in many ways, too close. He could almost feel Eli's body against his, and in many ways, he felt relaxed and at ease. It was strange, he hadn't really felt like this before; actually at ease with someone. Although he had been aorund the block a few times, with girls, he usually did it just for the thrills, but didn't actually feel at ease with any of them; after all, it was just for fun. But this situation, was just something completely different for him, he really didn't know how to react. Perhaps there was a reason the two got attacked tonight and ended up so close together, perhaps he was just thinking too much into this. However as Eli leaned in closer, not by mistake obviously, Axel realized he really didn't have any time to think, contemplate, or even analyse. All he really had time for, was to do.

His hand almost naturally glided its way down from its grip on Eli's upper arm, down to his wrist, and finally to his hand. Before he really knew anything, he felt Eli's warm hand against his own. It did feel good, strangely enough. Wow, what was he doing? It was like his mind was frozen and his body was just doing what it felt like doing, as he soon felt his hand clasped into Eli's. He managed to look down at his hand, then reverted his gaze back to Eli's intense eyes, gazing back at him. Without any further hesitation, he felt his body move foward softly and slowly, his lips meeting Eli's in mere moments. It was then that he felt Eli's lips against his own. It did feel really good. He felt comfort. He then withdrew slowly, blinking softly with hesitation. "Oh...Uh, so we should get out of this alley or something before something else attacks us..." He stumbled softly on the ending of his words, as he looked around curiously, not really sure how to react or what to do next.

What a night. Being attacked by a vampire, thrown into a hard concrete wall, failing to have at least one drink with Eli, and then ultimately, an intense moment where the two boys engaged in a kiss in a moment which would itch on his mind for a while. A moment which really confused him, and made him wonder what he was doing and who he had become. After all, he didn't really know himself anymore. He went from some guy off the street searching for his parents, to a guy with two brothers, a supernatural destiny, fighting vampires for a living and making out with dudes. If any of this crazy stuff was even suggested to him months ago he would probably think the person telling him this was on crack or something. He might have even laughed it off. However he wasn't laughing any longer.

Moving away from Eli, he felt the man's touch of his hand again. He felt surges through his body, he couldn't move away from the man's grip, because somewhere inside him it just felt right, and his body wouldn't let him move away from that. He was soon pulled in and the two were engaging in another kiss; this time, much more intense and gratifying. He couldn't deny how amazing it felt, how amazing it was. He felt Eli's tongue touch his own in an almost instinctive moment. He had moved his hand down the boy's body and to his abdonem, resting his hand there as the two continued to engage in a passionate kiss, definantly different to their previous kiss moments ago. He wanted to keep moving so that they weren't attacked, but he also wanted to stay here, enjoy the moment with Eli. Actually, he didn't really care anymore if a vampire came up from behind and attacked him, because nothing could ruin this feeling that he was having, the emotions running wild.

After a moment of gratification, he moved away from Eli, his hand still against the man's body. He looked at the man with a small grin, feeling amazingly at ease, and in comfort. "I'm sorry you had to go through all of this tonight...I didn't mean for you to get caught up in any of this, I really didn't. I didn't want you to end up like me." He sighed softly, looking down for a moment at his hand resting on Eli's body. Although this man had a choice, whether he liked it or not, tonight was now apart of him, there was no choice in that. Eli had encountered and experienced a vampire, the supernatural world...Everything. There was really no going back from that, something he quickly learned. He didn't want Eli getting too caught up in that, it was a burden, not a gift.

He wrapped his arms around the neck of Eli now, smiling softly as he begun to look back at the man whom he had just finished kissing. "Can we just forget about everything. The night, the vampire, everything. Except this. Can you just forget that we aren't just normal college boys anymore and just be with me right now?" Sure, he wanted to be normal, but he could at least try to shut out the bad memories at times, and only think about the good memories, the good moments- this one, for example.

Looking at Eli, he smiled reassuringly. He knew that 'one day' wouldn't be too long from now, when he would need to explain everything to this young man. Especially if they were going to be friends, or even anything more, which a burning desire deep within his body ached for. He knew he couldn't hide anything...He wasn't even that close to Eli yet and he had already been thrown into the supernatural world, what gives? If they became closer with eachother, it would only become worse, putting Eli in harms way. He couldn't have that, could he? But looking at Eli's showing, he seemed to handle himself rather well, regardless of the fact that he got lucky. The thing Axel quickly learned is that luck is thin; it doesn't take long for that luck to wear down when you are constantly pushed passed your limits. He knew his luck was wearing down; he had to start relying on his own kind of luck from now on.

He continued looking at Eli with a slight sigh as the man mentioned that he was okay with killing a vampire. Sure, he had done mankind a favour by saving a future victim from a brutal death from one vampire, but it was a lot more complicated than that. He couldn't just be 'okay' with killing a vampire, especially since his whole world had been turned upside down. Before he could attempt to invoke some wisdom into this man, something he wasn't known for doing, the man pulled him in and kissed him, Axel's arms almost falling lifelessly as he savoured the moment. Nothing else mattered when they were together like this, and he wouldn't change a thing, even if he could.

As Eli and his own kiss was removed, he smiled as he looked up at the boy. "I don't know how you can be so strong to just take all of this in like its nothing...For me, its another story. You don't have to be apart of any of this, you have that choice. Things like this will just keep happening when I'm with you...I can't really go into too much depth at the moment, but lets just say regardless of knowing them or not, I'm high on their foodchain at the moment. Can't see that changing anytime soon, unless I get hit by a bus or something." He begun rubbing his hands on Eli's chest. "I don't want to burden you with this...I don't want you to get hurt at my expense. He cared for this man, it showed from his words. He hadn't felt this away about someone for a long time.