Serena stopped in her tracks when she felt a hand grab her wrist. She took a deep breath and slowly turned to see Sebastian. She sighed in relief, fearing it was someone who hadn't appreciated her tirade. She wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his chest, "It's okay," she said quietly as he apologized for letting it ever go that far.

She stayed like that for a moment, just holding him before she looked up at him, "Besides... I think your parents needed me to speak up.... they would have just tormented me when you weren't around because.... I just took it."

She rested her head back on his chest, "I wish it could have.... been different with them," she sighed, "It... would have been nice to have a family."

She leaned back and smiled up at him, "I suppose I'll have to settle for the three of us being a family."
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A slow clapping sound echoed off of the walls as Gunner came into view. He grinned, his fangs in full view as he looked over the group, "Look at this... You managed the ivory dolls to actually fight rather than just let you all die. Funny that you protect them to keep making little Dhampir babies and they treat you mothers like shit and let the fathers die and god forbid that you fall in love," his eyes moved to look at Anna, "Well, Ross knows all about how they look down on that sort of this."

He stuck his hands in his pockets and looked them over, "Don't think you've won. This isn't the only nest, hell this isn't even the biggest nest... it isn't even the one that you want to find... because, I'm the only one keeping those Strigoi ripping into the [i] children's[/i] little necks."

He laughed and held his arms out to the side, "But by all means, kill me," his eyes moved to Anna again and his smile softened a little, "That is if you can, Banana."