A Twist of Fate
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M through R › Moonlight
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
5
Views:
1,851
Reviews:
2
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
1
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I do not own Moonlight, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Secrets Revealed
Disclaimer: I don't own Moonlight blah, blah, blah....
Title: A Twist of Fate
Author: Utterly Absurd (aka Moonlight Mistress)
Beta: The wonderful Miss PNWgal
Spoilers: Anything is game up to and including episode 12
Chapter 3 - Secrets Revealed
Mick and Beth walked through the streets of L.A. as Beth talked incessantly about one thing or another. Mick barely heard a word she said as he tried to keep track of what street they were on and what time it was. As she recounted her day to him, Beth had walked about five feet ahead before she realized Mick wasn’t by her side. She looked back and saw him standing in the shadow of a nearby building, trying to stay clear of the illuminating beams of the streetlights.
“Mick, how far were you going to let me walk before you said something?” Beth asked with annoyance in her voice.
“Shhh...,” Mick commanded and waved for her to come over to him in the shadows. She followed obediently.
“Mick, what are you --?”
He shushed her again, even though he knew it probably won’t do any good, and nodded his head. Beth followed his line of vision to a woman standing across the street with two large suitcases at her feet. She had her face upturned to the sky and when she lowered it, Beth heard him gasp in surprise. Beth started to comment, but Mick quickly clamped his hand over her mouth and she could feel his hand trembling on her face. He pulled them into a dark alley behind the building, away from public view.
“Beth” he whispered into her ear. The feel of his hot breath made her shudder. “Beth, I need to tell you something, but you have to promise to stay calm. Do you promise?”
Beth shook her head quickly in agreement and a second later Mick released her mouth. She looked up at him expectantly.
“Beth, there is a reason I asked you to go on this walk with me.”
He waited for her to respond, but she just scrunched her brow in question.
“I heard yesterday that the L.A. District Attorney’s Office just hired someone permanent for the ADA position. I wanted to do some research and find out who it might be, so I called Logan to do some digging.”
“And...?”
He took a deep breath and blurted it out.
“He found that she’s a vampire and that her name is Olivia Rose St. John. Beth that was my sister’s name.”
She again opened her mouth to reply, but he cut her off.
“I know I never told you I had a sister. That’s only because after I became a vampire I was forced to give up my family. I shoved them out of my mind and forced myself to forget about them, and for decades I was successful--until my mother died 25 years ago. I went to her funeral, of course. I hid in the shadows and once everyone was gone I paid my respects. She was buried next to my father who died in the 30s and next to her grave was the headstone of my sister, Olivia Rose St. John. And, my “resting place” was beside her. I didn’t even know my sister had died.”
“Then, it can’t be your sister Mick.” Beth said when she was finally able to speak.
“When I heard the news from Logan, I was shocked at first and I thought the same thing you did. But I couldn’t let it go. I called him back and told him my sister had died in the 50s. That's what her headstone read. Logan then told me that he found out that my sister had disappeared. Apparently a few days after I married Coraline, my mother had filed a missing person’s report for the both of us. After years with no word, we were both declared legally dead. There was a search launched to find Coraline as well, but of course they never found anything. He said if I would have checked the dates of death closely on mine and Olivia’s headstones I would have realized that we “died” on the same day. He told me where Olivia was staying and that’s why I called you Beth. I didn’t want to be alone when I found out the truth.”
“And what’s the truth, Mick?” Beth asked as they watched the woman across the street pick up her bags.
“She’s my sister, Beth. I’d know her face anywhere.”
Suddenly Beth started to run from him across the street. Before he realized what was happening, it was too late.
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“Olivia St. John?” Beth asked, her voice quivering and her heart racing.
“Yes. Is there a problem Beth? You seem to be upset.”
“I just...umm...,” Beth stammered as she glanced across the street once again.
Olivia then realized that little Beth here knew her friend was a vampire...and she more than likely knew Olivia was a vampire, too.
“Beth, who’s your friend?”
Feeling threatened she took another deep breath to make sure her mystery vamp was indeed male. She then swept her eyes over Beth’s form until she found what she was looking for. Bite scars on her forearm. Observing the vacant sidewalk around them, Olivia let her eyes bleed sliver and rested them upon Miss Turner.
“Does he have a name?”
She could smell the fear clogging Beth’s vocal cords as she tried to speak and in a flash, Olivia was across the street zoning in on the smell of vampire. She immediately tackled the figure in alley and pinned him against the brick building, fangs bared. It didn’t matter to her who this vampire was, she wanted answers.
“Who are you?” She hissed as her eyes began to adjust to the sudden darkness. “Why do you have a member of the press, who just happens to be your bitch, following me?” When he didn’t answer she opened her mouth and lunged toward his neck but before she could make contact, the figure pushed violently and she crashed to the concrete, sliding a few feet before coming to a stop. She got up slowly growling deep in her chest in fury. She heard the patter of feet and caught the scent of Beth coming toward the pair.
The vamp stayed in the shadows.
“Fine...I guess I will just have to MAKE your bitch give me answers.” She jumped up at vamp speed just as Beth reached their side of the street and entered the ally, panting hard. She grabbed her arm, pulling Beth flush against her body and was a split second from sinking her teeth into the soft flesh of Beth’s neck when the mystery vampire caught Olivia in a choke hold and spoke.
“Olivia, No!”
That voice...
“Olivia, please...we aren’t here to hurt or expose you. Beth has nothing to do with this. Please, calm down.”
Beth felt the iron grip on her loosen and she took her chance to break free. Mick nodded for her to step back while he held the choke hold on Olivia.
“Who are you?” Olivia choked out again. His voice was so familiar.
Mick slowly loosed his hold and turned Olivia to face him, holding her at arm’s length. He then moved them out of the darkness and into the light of the street lamp. He gasped when he saw her face. It was his sister alright, but changed. Her face was pale, her eyes sliver and her mouth full of fangs.
“My God, Olivia...who did to this to you?” he sobbed as tears streamed from his eyes.
Olivia’s face fell slack as the color returned, her eyes reverted to their natural hazel and her fangs disappeared into to her gums.
“Mick?” she asked uncertain. “Micky?”
He grabbed the back of her head and slammed it onto his chest and sobs wracked his body and his knees threatened to give out.
“Micky...is it really you?” Her voice was muffled against his shirt. “She told me you were dead. She told me she’d killed you. Oh God, Mick...I’ve been so alone!”
“Who did this to you!?” he demanded again, his voice thick was tears and confusion...his mind fuzzy trying to connect the vampire scent coming from this woman to his kid sister he helped raise.
She lifted her tear stained and mascara smeared face from his shirt and looked to his.
“Obviously the same person who did it to you,” She answered as anger began to creep back into her voice, “Coraline.”
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I just sent Chapter 4 to my beta...so hopefully soon!
~UA
Title: A Twist of Fate
Author: Utterly Absurd (aka Moonlight Mistress)
Beta: The wonderful Miss PNWgal
Spoilers: Anything is game up to and including episode 12
Chapter 3 - Secrets Revealed
Mick and Beth walked through the streets of L.A. as Beth talked incessantly about one thing or another. Mick barely heard a word she said as he tried to keep track of what street they were on and what time it was. As she recounted her day to him, Beth had walked about five feet ahead before she realized Mick wasn’t by her side. She looked back and saw him standing in the shadow of a nearby building, trying to stay clear of the illuminating beams of the streetlights.
“Mick, how far were you going to let me walk before you said something?” Beth asked with annoyance in her voice.
“Shhh...,” Mick commanded and waved for her to come over to him in the shadows. She followed obediently.
“Mick, what are you --?”
He shushed her again, even though he knew it probably won’t do any good, and nodded his head. Beth followed his line of vision to a woman standing across the street with two large suitcases at her feet. She had her face upturned to the sky and when she lowered it, Beth heard him gasp in surprise. Beth started to comment, but Mick quickly clamped his hand over her mouth and she could feel his hand trembling on her face. He pulled them into a dark alley behind the building, away from public view.
“Beth” he whispered into her ear. The feel of his hot breath made her shudder. “Beth, I need to tell you something, but you have to promise to stay calm. Do you promise?”
Beth shook her head quickly in agreement and a second later Mick released her mouth. She looked up at him expectantly.
“Beth, there is a reason I asked you to go on this walk with me.”
He waited for her to respond, but she just scrunched her brow in question.
“I heard yesterday that the L.A. District Attorney’s Office just hired someone permanent for the ADA position. I wanted to do some research and find out who it might be, so I called Logan to do some digging.”
“And...?”
He took a deep breath and blurted it out.
“He found that she’s a vampire and that her name is Olivia Rose St. John. Beth that was my sister’s name.”
She again opened her mouth to reply, but he cut her off.
“I know I never told you I had a sister. That’s only because after I became a vampire I was forced to give up my family. I shoved them out of my mind and forced myself to forget about them, and for decades I was successful--until my mother died 25 years ago. I went to her funeral, of course. I hid in the shadows and once everyone was gone I paid my respects. She was buried next to my father who died in the 30s and next to her grave was the headstone of my sister, Olivia Rose St. John. And, my “resting place” was beside her. I didn’t even know my sister had died.”
“Then, it can’t be your sister Mick.” Beth said when she was finally able to speak.
“When I heard the news from Logan, I was shocked at first and I thought the same thing you did. But I couldn’t let it go. I called him back and told him my sister had died in the 50s. That's what her headstone read. Logan then told me that he found out that my sister had disappeared. Apparently a few days after I married Coraline, my mother had filed a missing person’s report for the both of us. After years with no word, we were both declared legally dead. There was a search launched to find Coraline as well, but of course they never found anything. He said if I would have checked the dates of death closely on mine and Olivia’s headstones I would have realized that we “died” on the same day. He told me where Olivia was staying and that’s why I called you Beth. I didn’t want to be alone when I found out the truth.”
“And what’s the truth, Mick?” Beth asked as they watched the woman across the street pick up her bags.
“She’s my sister, Beth. I’d know her face anywhere.”
Suddenly Beth started to run from him across the street. Before he realized what was happening, it was too late.
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“Olivia St. John?” Beth asked, her voice quivering and her heart racing.
“Yes. Is there a problem Beth? You seem to be upset.”
“I just...umm...,” Beth stammered as she glanced across the street once again.
Olivia then realized that little Beth here knew her friend was a vampire...and she more than likely knew Olivia was a vampire, too.
“Beth, who’s your friend?”
Feeling threatened she took another deep breath to make sure her mystery vamp was indeed male. She then swept her eyes over Beth’s form until she found what she was looking for. Bite scars on her forearm. Observing the vacant sidewalk around them, Olivia let her eyes bleed sliver and rested them upon Miss Turner.
“Does he have a name?”
She could smell the fear clogging Beth’s vocal cords as she tried to speak and in a flash, Olivia was across the street zoning in on the smell of vampire. She immediately tackled the figure in alley and pinned him against the brick building, fangs bared. It didn’t matter to her who this vampire was, she wanted answers.
“Who are you?” She hissed as her eyes began to adjust to the sudden darkness. “Why do you have a member of the press, who just happens to be your bitch, following me?” When he didn’t answer she opened her mouth and lunged toward his neck but before she could make contact, the figure pushed violently and she crashed to the concrete, sliding a few feet before coming to a stop. She got up slowly growling deep in her chest in fury. She heard the patter of feet and caught the scent of Beth coming toward the pair.
The vamp stayed in the shadows.
“Fine...I guess I will just have to MAKE your bitch give me answers.” She jumped up at vamp speed just as Beth reached their side of the street and entered the ally, panting hard. She grabbed her arm, pulling Beth flush against her body and was a split second from sinking her teeth into the soft flesh of Beth’s neck when the mystery vampire caught Olivia in a choke hold and spoke.
“Olivia, No!”
That voice...
“Olivia, please...we aren’t here to hurt or expose you. Beth has nothing to do with this. Please, calm down.”
Beth felt the iron grip on her loosen and she took her chance to break free. Mick nodded for her to step back while he held the choke hold on Olivia.
“Who are you?” Olivia choked out again. His voice was so familiar.
Mick slowly loosed his hold and turned Olivia to face him, holding her at arm’s length. He then moved them out of the darkness and into the light of the street lamp. He gasped when he saw her face. It was his sister alright, but changed. Her face was pale, her eyes sliver and her mouth full of fangs.
“My God, Olivia...who did to this to you?” he sobbed as tears streamed from his eyes.
Olivia’s face fell slack as the color returned, her eyes reverted to their natural hazel and her fangs disappeared into to her gums.
“Mick?” she asked uncertain. “Micky?”
He grabbed the back of her head and slammed it onto his chest and sobs wracked his body and his knees threatened to give out.
“Micky...is it really you?” Her voice was muffled against his shirt. “She told me you were dead. She told me she’d killed you. Oh God, Mick...I’ve been so alone!”
“Who did this to you!?” he demanded again, his voice thick was tears and confusion...his mind fuzzy trying to connect the vampire scent coming from this woman to his kid sister he helped raise.
She lifted her tear stained and mascara smeared face from his shirt and looked to his.
“Obviously the same person who did it to you,” She answered as anger began to creep back into her voice, “Coraline.”
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I just sent Chapter 4 to my beta...so hopefully soon!
~UA